Travelers lowering their guard: a bacterial, viral and protozoan co-infection after a five-day journey in India
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Zammarchi,
Alberto Antonelli,
Manuela Lapini,
Marco Prato,
Alberto Farese,
Gian María Rossolini,
Alessandro Bartoloni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taw044
Subject(s) - medicine , guard (computer science) , virology , immunology , environmental health , computer science , programming language
We present a case of concurrent infections by Campylobacter jejuni, Giardia intestinalis and Hepatitis E virus acquired during a 5-days travel to India by an Italian traveller : Professionals responsible for pre- and post-travel care should underline food and water precautions and prescribe an adequate diagnostic work-up in symptomatic patients.
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