Incidence, etiology, and impact of diarrhea among long-term travelers (US military and similar populations): A systematic review

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 891-900

  Riddle, Mark S ^a,b   Sanders, John W ^a,c   Putnam, Shannon D ^a,d   Tribble, David R ^a,e  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Box 105 ^*  (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FPO   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOPERAMIDE;

ARMY; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE EAST; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHIGELLA; SOLDIER; TRAVEL;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SHIGELLA; TRAVEL;

EID: 33745037735     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.891     Document Type: Article

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