TY - JOUR
T1 - Travelers’ diarrhea among U.S. army troops in south korea
AU - Echeverria, Peter
AU - Ramirez, Gilbert
AU - Blacklow, Neil R.
AU - Ksiazek, Thomas
AU - Cukor, George
AU - Cross, John H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received for publication April 20, 1978, and in revised form August 17, 1978. This study was supported by the Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Navy Department (for Work Unit P2069) and by contract no. DAMD 17-76-C6052 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. The research involved animals maintained in animal care facilities fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care. The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large. We thank the corpsmen at the Second Medical Battalion Dispensary and Dr. C. Caulton for help in collecting specimens. We also thank P. V. Childers, Y. L. Lin, G. Anderson, L. Verhaert, C. H. Lee, T. L. Chen, L. Liu, C. P. Chang, S. J.Chen, and F. Cappoza for assistance. This study would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of Col. 1. Hernandez, Col. Richard Torp, Lt. Col. D. Gerstenberger, Mgr. E. Tedeschi, and Sfc. R. Fairbanks. We are also grateful for the sup-port of Capt. L. Feltz and the dinicallaboratory of the 121st U.S. Army Evacuation Hospital, Seoul. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of the Second Infantry Division, Camp Casey.
PY - 1979/2
Y1 - 1979/2
N2 - A prospective study of diarrhea was conducted among 98 U.S. Army soldiers during their first six weeks in South Korea. Diarrhea developed in 54 (55%) of 98 soldiers and had a mean duration of five days. Infections with Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteroviruses, and intestinal parasites were uncommon. Four (8%) of 50 soldiers with documented diarrhea, two (6%) of 32 with a history of diarrhea, and one (3%) of 29 who denied gastrointestinal symptoms had serologic evidence of a recent rotavirus infection. The etiology of diarrhea among U.S. soldiers who had recently arrived in South Korea differed from the etiology among travelers in warmer climates, where enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli were responsible for the majority of cases. Further efforts are needed to define other enteric pathogens in the etiology of diarrhea among new arrivals in different parts of the world.
AB - A prospective study of diarrhea was conducted among 98 U.S. Army soldiers during their first six weeks in South Korea. Diarrhea developed in 54 (55%) of 98 soldiers and had a mean duration of five days. Infections with Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteroviruses, and intestinal parasites were uncommon. Four (8%) of 50 soldiers with documented diarrhea, two (6%) of 32 with a history of diarrhea, and one (3%) of 29 who denied gastrointestinal symptoms had serologic evidence of a recent rotavirus infection. The etiology of diarrhea among U.S. soldiers who had recently arrived in South Korea differed from the etiology among travelers in warmer climates, where enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli were responsible for the majority of cases. Further efforts are needed to define other enteric pathogens in the etiology of diarrhea among new arrivals in different parts of the world.
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U2 - 10.1093/infdis/139.2.215
DO - 10.1093/infdis/139.2.215
M3 - Article
C2 - 220334
AN - SCOPUS:0018741357
SN - 0022-1899
VL - 139
SP - 215
EP - 219
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 2
ER -