A global study of pathogens and host risk factors associated with infectious gastrointestinal disease in returned international travellers

Journal of Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-27

  Swaminathan, Ashwin ^a   Torresi, Joseph ^b,c   Schlagenhauf, Patricia ^d   Thursky, Karin ^e   Wilder Smith, Annelies ^f   Connor, Bradley A ^g   Schwartz, Eli ^h,i   vonSonnenberg, Frank ^j   Keystone, Jay ^k,l   O'Brien, Daniel P ^e,m  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Zurich Centre for Travel Medicine   (Switzerland)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

ⁱ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^k TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^m GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Gastrointestinal diseases; Infection; Travel

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CESTODIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIASIS; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; SEX RATIO; SHIGELLOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TOURISM; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 67649995353     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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