Tropheryma whipplei in Feces of Patients with Diarrhea in 3 Locations on Different Continents

Abstract

We examined fecal specimens of patients with diarrhea from 3 continents for Tropheryma whipplei and enteropathogens. T. whipplei was most common in South Africa, followed by Singapore and Germany. Its presence was associated with the presence of other pathogens. An independent causative role in diarrhea appears unlikely.

Keywords

• Tropheryma whipplei
• Whipple disease
• diarrhea
• gastroenteritis
• South Africa
• Singapore