Avtor/Urednik     Logar, Mateja
Naslov     Driska na potovanjih
Prevedeni naslov     Traveller's diarrhea
Tip     članek
Vir     Med Razgl
Vol. in št.     Letnik 43, št. Suppl 3
Leto izdaje     2004
Obseg     str. 55-64
Jezik     slo
Abstrakt     Over 7 million cases of travellers' diarrhea occur each year among visitors to developing countries. The majority of these cases are due to infection with bacterial enteric pathogens. Diarrhea usually begins within the first two weeks of travel. Travellers' diarrhea is defined as the passage of at least three unformed stools within a 24-hour period, in association with at least one symptom of gastrointestinal disease. Usually the disease has a mild course and does not lead to dehydration. The aim of treatment is to reduce the severity and the duration of diarrhea. For mild cases, symptomatic relief can be recommended, while for moderate diarrhea a combined therapy is recommended with fluoroquinolone and loperamide. A severe case of diarrhea should be treated with an antibiotic alone. Loperamide is relatively contraindicated in these cases. Prior to departure, health care workers have an important role in educating travellers about a safe diet and the possibilities for self-treatment of travellers' diarrhea.
Izvleček     Vsako leto na potovanjih za drisko zboli več kot 7 milijonov potnikov, ki potujejo v dežele v razvoju. Najpogostejši povzročitelji so enterične bakterije. Ponavadi se bolezen pojavi v prvih dveh tednih potovanja. O driski na potovanju govorimo, kadar bolnik odvaja neformirano blato vsaj trikrat dnevno in je temu pridružen še en simptom prebavnega trakta. Bolezen je praviloma blaga in pri večini ne povzroča dehidracije. Z zdravljenjem omilimo bolezenske simptome in skrajšamo samo trajanje driske. Način zdravljenja je odvisen od resnosti bolezni. V blagih primerih zadošča simptomatsko zdravljenje, medtem ko se pri zmerno hudi driski odločimo za kombinacijo fluorokinolona in loperamida. Hudo drisko na potovanju zdravimo samo z antibiotikom, loperamid je v teh primerih relativno kontraindiciran. Pomembna naloga zdravstvenih delavcev je izobraževanje potnikov o varnem načinu prehranjevanja in možnostih samozdravljenja driske na potovanju.
Deskriptorji     TRAVEL
DIARRHEA
HEALTH EDUCATION
SELF MEDICATION
LOPERAMIDE
RISK FACTORS
FOOD CONTAMINATION
VACCINATION
ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS
QUINOLONES