Test-of-cure stool cultures for traveler's diarrhea
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Drug prophylaxis for travelers' diarrhea.
Travelers' diarrhea is the most common health impairment in persons visiting developing countries, affecting 20% to >50% of tourists. Although it is usually benign, travelers' diarrhea represents a considerable socioeconomic burden for both the traveler and the host country. The most common enteropathogens are enterotoxigenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli. Travelers' compliance with di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.5.1047-1049.1988