BACKGROUND: Although respiratory tract infections represent a frequent cause of morbidity in travelers, and pneumonia a frequent cause of medical consultation among febrile travelers returning home, the etiologic spectrum of pneumonia in travelers has not been specifically studied. METHODS: We reviewed the medical charts of all travelers hospitalized during a 12-month period in our department with pneumonia after returning home. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (nine men, eight women, mean age 44 years, range 26 to 67 years) were included in this study. The etiology of pneumonia was established in 13 patients. Bacterial pneumonia was documented in 10 cases and was due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (n=2), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (n=2), Legionella pneumophila (n=1), Coxiella burnetti (n=1), Leptospira sp. (n=1) or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (n=3). Other etiologies included histoplasmosis, invasive schistosomiasis and dengue fever (one case each). CONCLUSION: These results show the wide range of causes of pneumonia among travelers returning from abroad.
BACKGROUND: Although respiratory tract infections represent a frequent cause of morbidity in travelers, and pneumonia a frequent cause of medical consultation among febrile travelers returning home, the etiologic spectrum of pneumonia in travelers has not been specifically studied. METHODS: We reviewed the medical charts of all travelers hospitalized during a 12-month period in our department with pneumonia after returning home. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (nine men, eight women, mean age 44 years, range 26 to 67 years) were included in this study. The etiology of pneumonia was established in 13 patients. Bacterial pneumonia was documented in 10 cases and was due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (n=2), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (n=2), Legionella pneumophila (n=1), Coxiella burnetti (n=1), Leptospira sp. (n=1) or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (n=3). Other etiologies included histoplasmosis, invasive schistosomiasis and dengue fever (one case each). CONCLUSION: These results show the wide range of causes of pneumonia among travelers returning from abroad.
Authors: J M Miller; T W Tam; S Maloney; K Fukuda; N Cox; J Hockin; D Kertesz; A Klimov; M Cetron Journal: Clin Infect Dis Date: 2000-09-07 Impact factor: 9.079
Authors: C Joseph; D Morgan; R Birtles; C Pelaz; C Martín-Bourgón; M Black; I Garcia-Sanchez; M Griffin; N Bornstein; C Bartlett Journal: Eur J Epidemiol Date: 1996-06 Impact factor: 8.082
Authors: J Salomon; M Flament Saillour; P De Truchis; M E Bougnoux; F Dromer; B Dupont; G de Saint-Hardouin; C Perronne Journal: J Travel Med Date: 2003 Mar-Apr Impact factor: 8.490
Authors: Philippe Parola; Georges Soula; Pierre Gazin; Cedric Foucault; Jean Delmont; Philippe Brouqui Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis Date: 2006-03 Impact factor: 6.211
Authors: Loïc Epelboin; Mathieu Nacher; Aba Mahamat; Vincent Pommier de Santi; Alain Berlioz-Arthaud; Carole Eldin; Philippe Abboud; Sébastien Briolant; Emilie Mosnier; Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes; Stephen G Vreden; Magalie Pierre-Demar; Marcus Lacerda; Didier Raoult; Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos; Félix Djossou Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Date: 2016-05-05