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SUBMITTER: Throckmorton L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7200320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Throckmorton Laura L Hancher Jonathan J
Current emergency and hospital medicine reports 20200506 2
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Emergency physicians generally have limited exposure to internationally acquired illnesses. However, travelers can present quite ill, and delays in recognition and treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. This paper aims to summarize typical presentations of common international diseases and provide the emergency physician with a practical approach based on current guidelines.<h4>Recent findings</h4>In the treatment of traveler's diarrhea, azithromycin h ...[more]