Open Access BASE2008

Case Series Study of Traveler's Diarrhea in U.S. Military Personnel at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey▿

Porter, C. K; El Mohammady, H; Baqar, S; Rockabrand, D. M; Putnam, S. D; Tribble, D. R; Riddle, M. S; Frenck, R. W; Rozmajzl, P; Kilbane, E; Fox, A; Ruck, R; Lim, M; Johnston, Y. J; Murphy, E; Sanders, J. W

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Abstract

Military personnel with traveler's diarrhea (n = 202) while deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, from June to September 2002 were evaluated for pathogen-specific immune responses. Serologic and fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA) titers to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli antigens (CS6, CS3, and LT) were quite low. In contrast, subjects with Campylobacter infections had high serologic and fecal IgA responses.