Microbial Etiology of Travelers' Diarrhea in Mexico, Guatemala, and India: Importance of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis and Arcobacter Species

Zhi Dong Jiang, Herbert L. Dupont, Eric L. Brown, Ranjan K. Nandy, Thandavaryan Ramamurthy, Anuradha Sinha, Santanu Ghosh, Sucharita Guin, Kaur Gurleen, Savio Rodrigues, Jacklyn J. Chen, Robin McKenzie, Robert Steffen

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Abstract

This study examined established enteric pathogens, Arcobacter species and enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF), in 201 U.S. and European travelers with acute diarrhea acquired in Mexico, Guatemala, and India. Arcobacter butzleri and ETBF were detected in 8% and 7% of diarrhea cases, respectively.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1417-1419
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

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