General Physicians Do Not Take Adequate Travel Histories

Victoria A. Price; Rachel A.S. Smith; Sam Douthwaite; Sherine Thomas; D. Solomon Almond; Alastair R.O. Miller; Nicholas Beeching; Gail Thompson; Andrew Ustianowski; Mike B.J. Beadsworth

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General Physicians Do Not Take Adequate Travel Histories

Victoria A. Price, Rachel A.S. Smith, Sam Douthwaite, Sherine Thomas, D. Solomon Almond, Alastair R.O. Miller, Nicholas Beeching, Gail Thompson, Andrew Ustianowski, Mike B.J. Beadsworth

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Background: Our aim was to document how often travel histories were taken and the quality of their content.

Methods: Patients admitted over 2 months to acute medical units of two hospitals in the Northwest of England with a history of fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, jaundice, or presenting as "unwell post-travel" were identified. The initial medical clerking was assessed.

Results: A total of 132 relevant admissions were identified. A travel history was documented in only 26 patients (19.7%). Of the 16 patients who had traveled. there was no documentation of pretravel advice or of sexual/other activities abroad in 15 (93.8%) and 12 (75.0%) patients, respectively.

Conculsions: There needs to be better awareness and education about travel-related illness and the importance of taking an adequate travel history.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	271-274
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00521.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2011

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