Respiratory tract infections: In the returned traveler
PATHOGENS
Multiple pathogens possible, partial listing:
- Viral:
- Rhinoviruses; coronaviruses; parainfluenza viruses; respiratory syncytial virus; adenovirus, influenza A and B viruses; Coxsackie viruses; echoviruses; herpes simplex virus, types 1 and 2; Epstein Barr virus; cytomegalovirus; human metapneumovirus (hMPV); novel human coronavirus (agent of SARS); Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV); avian influenza A (H7N9) and A (H5N1), severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
- Bacterial:
- Group A, C, G streptococcal disease; Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila (formerly Chlamydia) pneumoniae, Chlamydophila psittaci, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Yersinia enterocolitica; Y. pestis; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Francisella tularensis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Fungal:
- Parasitic:
There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
Last updated: April 15, 2023
Citation
Hynes, Noreen. "Respiratory Tract Infections: in the Returned Traveler." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540473/all/Respiratory_tract_infections:_In_the_returned_traveler.
Hynes N. Respiratory tract infections: In the returned traveler. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540473/all/Respiratory_tract_infections:_In_the_returned_traveler. Accessed February 15, 2025.
Hynes, N. (2023). Respiratory tract infections: In the returned traveler. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540473/all/Respiratory_tract_infections:_In_the_returned_traveler
Hynes N. Respiratory Tract Infections: in the Returned Traveler [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 February 15]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540473/all/Respiratory_tract_infections:_In_the_returned_traveler.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - Respiratory tract infections: In the returned traveler
ID - 540473
A1 - Hynes,Noreen,M.D.
Y1 - 2023/04/15/
BT - Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
UR - https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540473/all/Respiratory_tract_infections:_In_the_returned_traveler
PB - The Johns Hopkins University
DB - Pediatrics Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -