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Travellers’ Diarrhoea

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Travellers’ diarrhoea (TD) is the most common illness of travellers to developing countries. In this chapter, we review the travel destinations with the highest incidence of TD, describe the main aetiologies and discuss the issues surrounding prevention and management of TD in some detail. We include discussion of current controversies regarding when self-treatment of TD with antibiotics should be advised. Chemoprophylaxis is rarely recommended, but we outline situations for which it may be considered. We also include a brief overview of management of diarrhoea in the returned traveller.

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  1. Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  2. Knox Private Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  3. Epworth Eastern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  4. Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  5. Infectious Diseases Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sarah McGuinness

  6. Lecturer, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sarah McGuinness

  7. Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Head of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Karin Leder

  8. Head of Travel Medicine and Immigrant Health, Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital Peter Doherty, Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Karin Leder

  9. Associate Professor, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Daniel O’Brien

  10. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Daniel O’Brien

  11. Associate Professor, Nossal Institute for Global Health, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Tilman Ruff AO

  12. International Medical Advisor, Australian Red Cross (1996–2019), Founding Head of Travel Medicine at Fairfield and Royal Melbourne Hospitals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Tilman Ruff AO

  13. Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Director of Paediatric Education, , Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Mike Starr

  14. Infectious Diseases Physician, Public Health Physician and Senior Research Fellow, The Austin Hospital, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and The University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Katherine Gibney

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Torresi, J. et al. (2019). Travellers’ Diarrhoea. In: Manual of Travel Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7252-0_4

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