Gastroenteritis in Sentinel General Practices, the Netherlands
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Sentinel surveillance study reveals an annual gastroenteritis incidence of 79.7 per 10,000 person-years in primary care patients, highlighting substantial bacterial and viral disease burdens.
Key Points
- To determine the incidence of gastroenteritis presenting to general practices and assess the prevalence of specific bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens.
- Conducted a sentinel general practice surveillance and case-control study from 1996 to 1999 in the Netherlands.
- Enrolled patients consulting general practitioners for gastroenteritis alongside an equal number of non-gastrointestinal controls for pathogen screening.
- The incidence of gastroenteritis was 79.7 per 10,000 person-years, equating to approximately 128,000 primary care consultations annually.
- A causative pathogen was identified in nearly 40% of cases, comprising bacteria (16%), viruses (15%), and parasites (8%).
- Campylobacter was the most frequently detected organism (10%), followed by Giardia lamblia (5%), rotavirus (5%), Norwalk-like viruses (5%), and Salmonella (4%).
Cite This Study
Wit et al. (2001) studied this question.