Diarrhea, Traveler's

Lisa A. Spacek, M.D., Ph.D.
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PATHOGENS

Partial listings:

Bacterial

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
    • The most common cause of traveler’s diarrhea [TD] in most settings.
  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
  • Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
  • Salmonella species
  • Shigella species
  • Campylobacter jejuni 
  • Aeromonas species
  • Plesiomonas species
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus 

Viral

  • Astrovirus
  • Rotavirus
  • Noroviruses
  • Sapovirus

Parasitic

  • Giardia lamblia 
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis 
  • Cryptosporidium parvum 
  • Entamoeba histolytica 

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PATHOGENS

Partial listings:

Bacterial

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
    • The most common cause of traveler’s diarrhea [TD] in most settings.
  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
  • Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
  • Salmonella species
  • Shigella species
  • Campylobacter jejuni 
  • Aeromonas species
  • Plesiomonas species
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus 

Viral

  • Astrovirus
  • Rotavirus
  • Noroviruses
  • Sapovirus

Parasitic

  • Giardia lamblia 
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis 
  • Cryptosporidium parvum 
  • Entamoeba histolytica 

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