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A retrospective study of 230 consecutive patients hospitalized for presumed travel-related illness (2000-2006).

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A good knowledge of morbidity profiles among ill-returned travelers is necessary in order to guide their management. We reviewed the medical charts of 230 patients hospitalized in one infectious diseases department in France for presumed travel-related illnesses. The male-to-female ratio was 1.6 and the median age was 33 years (interquartile range [IQR], 25-50). Most patients (70.9%) were returning from sub-Saharan Africa. The median duration of travel was 28 days (IQR, 15-60) and the median time from return of travel to hospitalization was 13 days (IQR, 7-21). Malaria was the most frequent diagnosis (49.1%), which was especially encountered in patients returning from sub-Saharan Africa (95.6%), without adequate chemoprophylaxis (78.2%). Imported diseases at risk of secondary transmission were also diagnosed, including pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 8), viral hepatitis (n = 8), typhoid fever (n = 6), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (six new diagnosis), non-typhoid salmonellosis (n = 5), severe acute respiratory syndrome, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. This study underlines the need to maintain tropical expertise for infectious diseases physicians, even in Europe.

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hal-00676806 , version 1 (06-03-2012)

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Hélène Leroy, Cédric Arvieux, Jérémie Biziragusenyuka, Jean-Marc Chapplain, Claude Guiguen, et al.. A retrospective study of 230 consecutive patients hospitalized for presumed travel-related illness (2000-2006).. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2008, 27 (11), pp.1137-40. ⟨10.1007/s10096-008-0555-x⟩. ⟨hal-00676806⟩
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