Travelers’ Diarrhea: Should “Cook it, Boil it, Peel it, or forget it!” be forgotten?

Diarrhea Risks

•Type of Travel

•Destination

•“No significant differences between those who did and did not adhere to dietary rules below age 15.”

•Dietary measures followed consistently by 38%

•Adolescents’ diet did have a statistically difference (P <0.05), but RR, 95% CI not listed.

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Pitzinger B, Steffen R, Tschopp A. Incidence and clinical features of traveler’s diarrhea in infants and children. Pediatr infect Dis J 1991; 10: 719-23.