Neurologic Infections in Travelers

Malveeka Sharma; Joseph R Zunt

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1688914

Neurologic Infections in Travelers

Semin Neurol. 2019 Jun;39(3):399-414. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1688914. Epub 2019 Aug 2.

Authors

Malveeka Sharma¹, Joseph R Zunt^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
² Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
³ Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 31378875
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688914

Abstract

This review will provide an outline of the neurological complications of specific parasitic, bacterial, and viral infectious diseases that can affect the international traveler. We will discuss the epidemiology, life cycle, ecology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

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Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Central Nervous System Infections / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Travel-Related Illness*