Whipple's disease primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of Whipple's disease. However, general measurement including proper sanitation decreases the risk of infection with Tropheryma whipplei.
Primary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the primary prevention of Whipple's disease.[1][2]
General measures:
- Proper sanitation
- Access to clean water
- Hand washing
- Good personal and food hygiene
References
- ↑ Marth, Thomas (2009). "New Insights into Whipple's Disease – A Rare Intestinal Inflammatory Disorder". Digestive Diseases. 27 (4): 494–501. doi:10.1159/000233288. ISSN 1421-9875.
- ↑ Street, Sara; Donoghue, Helen D; Neild, GH (1999). "Tropheryma whippelii DNA in saliva of healthy people". The Lancet. 354 (9185): 1178–1179. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03065-2. ISSN 0140-6736.