Modified Measles in a Healthcare Worker After Return From Travel
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Travel-associated disease among US residents visiting US GeoSentinel clinics after return from international travel.
BACKGROUND US residents make 60 million international trips annually. Family practice providers need to be aware of travel-associated diseases affecting this growing mobile population. OBJECTIVE To describe demographics, travel characteristics and clinical diagnoses of US residents who present ill after international travel. METHODS Descriptive analysis of travel-associated morbidity and mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1086/529031