Whipple's disease primary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
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
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
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.
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