Open AccessClostridium difficile infection in returning travellers
Author(s) -
Anne M. Stevens,
Douglas H. Esposito,
Rhett J. Stoney,
Davidson H. Hamer,
Jose FloresFigueroa,
Emmanuel Bottieau,
Bradley A. Connor,
Effrossyni GkraniaKlotsas,
Abraham Goorhuis,
Noreen A. Hynes,
Michael Libman,
Rogelio LópezVélez,
Anne McCarthy,
Frank von Sonnenburg,
Eli Schwartz,
Perry J.J. van Genderen,
L. Scott Benson,
Daniel T. Leung,
for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network
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/taw099
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , epidemiology , c difficile , environmental health , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
There is increasing recognition of the contribution of community-acquired cases to the global burden of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The epidemiology of CDI among international travellers is poorly understood, and factors associated with international travel, such as antibiotic use and changes in gut microbiota, could potentially put travellers at higher risk.
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