| Title |
Got the Travel Bug? A Review of Common Infections, Infestations, Bites, and Stings Among Returning Travelers
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|---|---|
| Published in |
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40257-016-0203-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew P. Vasievich, Jose Dario Martinez Villarreal, Kenneth J. Tomecki |
| Abstract |
The popularity of international travel continues to increase among Americans, even though they often experience subsequent illness on return from their journey. The pathogens responsible are not necessarily endemic to the destination itself but are often the result of poor sanitary conditions or activities engaged in while away. Skin disease ranks third among all medical concerns in returning travelers. This review addresses the pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of the most common skin diseases in returning travelers: insect bites and bedbugs, cutaneous larva migrans, scabies, tungiasis, myiasis, leishmaniasis, viral exanthems, and marine envenomation. Primary care physicians and dermatologists should be familiar with these illnesses and a general approach to their evaluation and management. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 25% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
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