Diarrhea in the returned traveller: Difference between revisions

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^ Nipam Shah, David J. Ramsey, Herbert L. DuPont. Global Etiology of Travelers’ Diarrhea: Systematic Review from 1973 to the Present. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009;80(4):609-614. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.609.

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-== Differential Diagnosis ==
+== Microbiology ==
 * Bacteria
-** ''[[Escherichia coli]]'' (entero-hemorragic (EHEC), entero-toxigenic (ETEC)): most common cause
+** [[Escherichia coli]] (entero-hemorragic (EHEC), entero-toxigenic (ETEC)): most common cause
 *** Usually afebrile
 *** Diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC) also exists
-** ''[[Campylobacter jejuni]]'': more common in SE Asia
+** [[Campylobacter jejuni]]: more common in SE Asia
-** ''[[Salmonella]]'' (non-typhoidal)
+** [[Salmonella species]] (non-typhoidal)
-** ''[[Shigella]]''
+** [[Shigella species]]
-** ''[[Plesiomonas]]'' (unclear if cause of diarrhea)
+** [[Plesiomonas species]] (unclear if cause of diarrhea)
-** ''[[Vibrio cholerae]]''
+** [[Vibrio cholerae]]
+** [[Aeromonas species]]
 * Viruses
 ** [[Norovirus]]: most common virus
+** [[Rotavirus]]
 * Parasites
-** ''[[Giardia lamblia]]'': usually afebrile
+** [[Giardia lamblia]]: usually afebrile
-** ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]''
+** [[Entamoeba histolytica]]
-** ''[[Cyclospora cayetanensis]]''
+** [[Cyclospora cayetanensis]]
-** ''[[Cryptosporidium]]''
+** [[Cryptosporidium]]
-** ''[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]''
+** [[Strongyloides stercoralis]]
 [[Category:Returned travellers]]