Schindler, V. M. and Jaeger, V. K. and Held, L. and Hatz, C. and Bühler, S.. (2015) Travel style is a major risk factor for diarrhoea in India : a prospective cohort study. Clinical microbiology and infection, Vol. 21, H. 7 , S. 676.e1-676.e4.
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Abstract
Although some studies suggested specific foods/beverages as risk factors for travellers' diarrhoea (TD), details of transmission remain unclear. We assessed the influence of travel style (luxury/middle-class versus backpacking) on TD risk. TD attack rates were compared in a prospective study among travellers to India at the University of Zurich's Travel Clinic. Information on consumption of foods/beverages was collected. Seventy-one luxury/middle-class travellers and 21 backpackers completed the study; overall 37% suffered from TD (62% backpackers, 30% luxury/middle-class travellers, OR 4.43, p 0.022). Travel style rather than the consumption of specific foods/beverages appears to be a risk factor for TD development.
| Faculties and Departments: | 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Medicines Development (Paris) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medicine (MED) > Medicines Development (Paris) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Hatz, Christoph |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 1198-743X |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2015 14:30 |
| Deposited On: | 04 Sep 2015 14:30 |
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