RESUMO
Diarrhea commonly affects international travelers. Episodes are usually short-lasting, but in some patients, symptoms may persist. Clostridium difficile infection should be excluded in travelers with prolonged disease. We report what is, to our knowledge, the first reported study of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea after receipt of antibiotic treatment for traveler's diarrhea.
Assuntos
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Clostridioides difficile/isolamento & purificação , Diarreia/complicações , Diarreia/tratamento farmacológico , Enterocolite Pseudomembranosa/microbiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de Tempo , ViagemRESUMO
The study examined the performance of 71 university students on the Fullerton Language Test for Adolescents subtest on Idioms. The subjects were assigned to one of three age categories, and the performances of the groups were compared. The results demonstrated that 51% of the 18-21-year-old group fell within the "Competence Range" for this subtest, while 84% of the 22-29-year-old group and 91% of the 30+ year-old group fell within this range. As chronological age increased, performance improved.