Abstract

Risk and aetiology of diarrhoea at various tourist destinations

von Sonnenburg, F. Tornieporth, N. Waiyaki, P. Lowe, B. Peruski, L. F, Jr. DuPont, H. L. Mathewson, J. J. Steffen, R.
Lancet. 2000; 356133-4

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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02451-X

Almost two of three tourists developed traveller's diarrhoea during 2-week stays at high-risk destinations. Large differences in infection rates between hotels were seen. Patients with milder forms of diarrhoea show a similar chronology to those more severely affected. Although enterotoxigenic Escherichia coil was the most frequent cause, viral pathogens were detected more often than in other studies.