Etiology of Gastroenteritis in Sentinel General Practices in The Netherlands

Data from a general practice-based, case-control study on gastroenteritis and the pathogens related to this disease were used to study the association between specific pathogens and the infected patients' ages and symptoms. For comparison, the occurrence of these pathogens in control patients,...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-08, Vol.33 (3), p.280-288
Main Authors: de Wit, dMatty A. S., Koopmans, Marion P. G., Kortbeek, Laetitia M., van Leeuwen, Nan J., Vinjé, Jan, van Duynhoven, Yvonne T. H. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age groups
Aged
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea
Etiology
Family Practice
Female
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
Gastroenteritis - parasitology
Gastroenteritis - virology
General practice
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Major Articles
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Netherlands - epidemiology
Pathogens
Rotavirus
Salmonella
Sex Distribution
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Summary:Data from a general practice-based, case-control study on gastroenteritis and the pathogens related to this disease were used to study the association between specific pathogens and the infected patients' ages and symptoms. For comparison, the occurrence of these pathogens in control patients, stratified by age, also is presented. In children with gastroenteritis who were
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/321875