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It is well established in double-blind controlled studies that travelers’ diarrhea to a great extent can be prevented by prophylactic intake of antimicrobial chemotherapeutics [1, 2, 4]. Doxycycline; the combination of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and trimethoprim alone; mecillinam; and recently norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin have shown protection rates of 60%–95%. However, the use of these agents may cause adverse reactions and may lead to emergence of resistant strains of enteric pathogens.
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Black, F.T., Andersen, P.L., Ørskov, J., Ørskov, F., Gaarslev, K., Laulund, S. (1989). Prophylactic Efficacy of Lactobacilli on Traveler’s Diarrhea. In: Steffen, R., Lobel, H., Haworth, J., Bradley, D.J. (eds) Travel Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73772-5_70
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