Risk factors for symptoms of infection and microbial carriage among French medical students abroad.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate symptoms of infections and their risk factors among French medical students undertaking an internship abroad.

Methods

Clinical follow up, and qPCR-based respiratory, gastrointestinal, and vaginal pathogen carriages were prospectively assessed pre-travel and post-travel, in a cohort of medical students departing from Marseille, France.

Results

293 students were included. 63.5%, 35.8%, and 3.6% of students reported gastrointestinal, respiratory, and vaginal symptoms, respectively. The acquisition rate of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and Enteropathogenic E. coli was 40.9% and 18.6%, respectively. A significant increase was observed for rhinovirus and Streptococcus pneumoniae by comparing the prevalence of pathogens in pre-travel and post-t

SUBMITTER: Dao TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467057 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature