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Gastrointestinal diseases among united states military personnel in South Viet Nam

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Diarrheal diseases have always plagued the personnel of armies and navies. Our armed forces in southeastern Asia are no exception. Suitable studies are under way to determine the etiology of the diarrheas suffered by new arrivals in Viet Nam.

Bacillary dysentery has been due chiefly toShigella, occurring secondary to food contamination.

TheProvidence group of paracolon bacilli have been tentatively implicated as mild enteric pathogens.

Amebiasis is probably being overdiagnosed in some areas, but is nonetheless a serious problem.

Potential bacterial resistance to antibiotic agents in Viet Nam should be a matter of concern.

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  1. Washington, D. C.

    Capt Alexander C. Hering MC, USN

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Cleveland, Ohio, June 20 to 22, 1966.

The opinions expressed hereein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Navy Department.

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Hering, C.A.C. Gastrointestinal diseases among united states military personnel in South Viet Nam. Dis Colon Rectum 9, 460–464 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617446

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