RESUMO

Almost two of three tourists developed traveller's diarrhoea during 2-week stays at high-risk destinations. Large differences in infection rates between hotels were seen. Patients with milder forms of diarrhoea show a similar chronology to those more severely affected. Although enterotoxigenic Escherichia coil was the most frequent cause, viral pathogens were detected more often than in other studies.

Assuntos

Diarreia/epidemiologia , Diarreia/etiologia , Viagem , Brasil/epidemiologia , Culinária , Estudos Transversais , Diarreia/classificação , Diarreia/prevenção & controle , Fezes/microbiologia , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Jamaica/epidemiologia , Quênia/epidemiologia , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Inquéritos e Questionários