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Travellers' Diarrhoea: OverviewCommon causative agents:%u2022Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter%u2022All are gram-negative bacilli (rod-shaped)Treatment:%u2022Generally self-limiting, treatment not always required%u2022Special considerations for elderly or immunocompromised patients%u2022Salmonella:%u2022Treatment: Ciprofloxacin%u2022Campylobacter:%u20221st line treatment:%u2022Erythromycin%u2022Clarithromycin%u2022Azithromycin%u20222nd line treatment:%u2022Ciprofloxacin
