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Montezuma’s Revenge and Other Woes of Traveling

Montezuma’s Revenge and Other Woes of Traveling. Catherine M. Bettcher, M.D. CME Director & Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan. Learning Objectives. Determine appropriate destination-specific vaccinations prior to travel

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Montezuma’s Revenge and Other Woes of Traveling

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  1. Montezuma’s Revenge and Other Woes of Traveling Catherine M. Bettcher, M.D. CME Director & Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan

  2. Learning Objectives • Determine appropriate destination-specific vaccinations prior to travel • Understand how to provide malaria chemoprophylaxis • Implement strategies to prevent and manage traveler’s diarrhea • http://travel.state.gov/ • http://www.who.int/ith/en

  3. Immunizations • Update routine vaccinations • Search for recommended vaccinations for the specific destination • Go to www.cdc.gov/travel

  4. Hepatitis A Vaccine • Consider for all travelers • Indicated for travelers to destinations with poor sanitation • Single dose provides protection in 14-28 days • Lifelong immunity with completed vaccine series

  5. Typhoid Fever Vaccine • Indicated for travelers to endemic areas in Central and South America, Asia, and Africa

  6. Other Vaccines • Give one additional polio dose for travel to certain countries in Asia and Africa • Yellow fever vaccine required for endemic areas in Africa and South America • Give meningococcal vaccine for travel to countries with frequent epidemics • Assess need for vaccinations against rabies and Japanese encephalitis

  7. Malaria • Severe disease among travelers • Most cases are preventable • Risk depends on geographic area, type of accommodations, season, and elevation • http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/map/

  8. Prevention of Mosquito Bites • Wear light colored clothing with long pants and sleeves • Apply repellent • Sleep under netting • Apply permethrin to clothing and tents • Stay indoors between dusk and dawn

  9. Repellents • DEET (4-30%) • Higher formulations offer longer lasting protection • Avoid in infants < 2 months • Avoid combinations with sunscreen • Picaridin (7-20%) • Odorless, non-sticky, non-greasy • PMD/eucalyptus plant extract (10, 65%) • Avoid in children < 3 years

  10. Malaria Chemoprophylaxis • Take antimalarial prior to, during, and after travel • Check chloroquine resistance in the destination • Consider contraindications to particular antimalarials

  11. Antimalarial Drugs

  12. Definition of Traveler’s Diarrhea • 3 or more unformed stools in 24 hours • May have low grade fever, N/V, cramping • Occurs in people traveling outside of their homeland

  13. Risk Areas

  14. Other Risk Factors • Younger age • Self organized activities • Backpacking • Not staying in hotels • Not staying with friends and family

  15. Causes of Traveler’s Diarrhea • Mainly bacteria, like E. coli (and Campylobacter, Shigella, and Salmonella) • Less commonly viruses (rotavirus and norovirus) • Rarely parasites (Giardia and Cryptosporidium), except in long term travelers

  16. Diagnosis of Diarrhea • No need to identify pathogen • Send a stool culture if fever or blood in stools • Send O&P and tests for Giardia and Cryptosporidium if diarrhea persists for 10-14 days

  17. Treatment of Diarrhea • Traveler self treats based on the symptoms • Usually resolves with hydration alone • Take bismuth subsalicyclate or loperamide as needed • Start antibiotic if moderate to severe diarrhea

  18. Drug Treatment • Short course of an antibiotic shortens the duration and severity of diarrhea • Give travelers a prescription to take if needed • Fluoroquinolone indicated as first line • Azithromycin needed for travelers to Southeast Asia because of resistant Campylobacter

  19. Treatment Options *preferred for children

  20. Patient Advice • Wash hands with soap and water • Wash cooking utensils with soapy water • Disinfect water if camping • Drink bottled water, soft drinks without ice • Eat hot, thoroughly cooked foods • Peel fruits and vegetables

  21. Prevention of Diarrhea • Choose food and drinks wisely • Taking bismuth subsalicyclate provides 65% protection • Dose: 2 oz or 2 tabs po qid during travel • Do not use prophylactic antibiotics • No evidence for probiotics • No effective vaccine

  22. Take Home Points • Update immunizations • Prescribe malarial chemoprophylaxis • Eat carefully and take bismuth subsalicyclate • No medication needed for diarrhea, but one dose of antibiotic usually works • Go to CDC and AAFP website

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