Traveller's diarrhoea (TD) is defined as ≥3 unformed stools in 24 hours accompanied by at least one of the following: fever, nausea, vomiting, cramps, tenesmus, or bloody stools (dysentery) during a trip abroad, typically to a destination with deficiencies in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. It is usually a benign, self-limited illness lasting 3-5 days. Shigella is a genus of the Enterobacteriaceae family, consisting of four species of aerobic, nonmotile, non-lactose-fermenting gram-negative rods: S sonnei, S flexneri, S boydii, and S dysenteriae. Shigellosis may spread from person to person (by fecal-oral contact), and via contaminated water and food. Rarely other organisms, such as Shigella and Streptococcus pneumoniae, are implicated. Acute kidney injury necessitating dialysis develops in approximately half of children with diarrhoea-associated HUS. Adequate hydration is important to minimise renal damage in HUS associated with Shiga toxin-producing E coli infections. A infecção por Campylobacter é uma das causas principais de diarreia aguda no mundo inteiro e é a causa bacteriana mais comumente relatada da gastroenterite aguda nos países desenvolvidos. Também é uma das causas principais da diarreia do viajante. O Campylobacter jejuni é a causa primária de ent...

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