Diagnosis and management of acute enteropathogens in returning travelers

•Acute enteropathogens are a common cause of gastrointestinal illness in travelers•Initial clinical assessment is critical in determining the severity of disease•Diagnosis typically comprises culture, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or polymerase chain reaction•Management depends on the severity of dehydration and the infectious organism•Vaccines are available for only some of the acute enteropathogens Acute watery diarrhea is one of the leading causes of gastrointestinal illness in returning travelers (Figure 1). Acute diarrhea is generally defined as the passage of ≥3 unformed stools per 24 hours plus at least one additional symptom (e.g., nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever, blood/mucus in the stools, or fecal urgency) (Jiang and DuPont, 2017Jiang ZD DuPont HL. Etiology of travellers’ diarrhea.J Travel Med. 2017; 24: S13-S16Crossref PubMed Scopus (51)…