Diagnosaurus
Traveler's diarrhea
DDx
- Most common: Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Shigella, Campylobacter
- Less common: Aeromonas, Salmonella, noncholera vibrios, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, adenoviruses, rotavirus
- Chronic watery diarrhea: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, tropical sprue (rare)
- From unprotected anal intercourse: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, herpes simplex
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Traveler's Diarrhea." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114426/all/Traveler's_diarrhea.
Zeiger RFR. Traveler's diarrhea. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114426/all/Traveler's_diarrhea. Accessed July 28, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Traveler's diarrhea. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114426/all/Traveler's_diarrhea
Zeiger RFR. Traveler's Diarrhea [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 28]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114426/all/Traveler's_diarrhea.
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