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. Conclusions. There needs to be better awareness and education about travel-related illness and the importance of taking an adequate travel history. © 2011 International Society of Travel Medicine.
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Price, V. A., Smith, R. A. S., Douthwaite, S., Thomas, S., Almond, D. S., Miller, A. R. O., … Beadsworth, M. B. J. (2011). General physicians do not take adequate travel histories. Journal of Travel Medicine, 18(4), 271–274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00521.x
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