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ArticleInfection2009

Etiology of acute gastroenteritis in three sentinel general practices, Austria 2007.

S Huhulescu, R Kiss, M Brettlecker, R J Cerny, C Hess, G Wewalka, F Allerberger

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Article in Infection, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Co-infection as a confounder for the role of Clostridium difficile infection in children with diarrhoea: a summary of the literature.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2015
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  5. The burden of norovirus disease in children in the European Union.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2015
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  10. Gastroenteritis in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Seattle, Washington, 2017-2018.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

S HuhulescuOsterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit, Vienna, Austria.
R Kiss
M Brettlecker
R J Cerny
C Hess
G Wewalka
F Allerberger

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe studied the etiology of acute gastroenteritis in a village with a total population of approximately 6,000. This is the first study in Austria that has investigated a broad range of pathogens recovered from an unselected population of patients who had consulted general practitioners because of gastroenteritis. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn 2007, all patients who visited one of three local general practitioners for acute gastroenteritis were invited to provide stool specimens to be tested for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) (mTSB enrichment [R-Biopharm] followed by toxin ELISA plus culture), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Yersinia, Vibrio cholerae, Clostridium difficile (toxin plus culture), rotavirus plus adenovirus (RIDA) Quick Rotavirus/Adenovirus Combi test), Giardia duodenalis plus Cryptosporidium parvum (RIDA) Quick Cryptosporidium/Giardia Combi test), astrovirus (ELISA), and norovirus (reverse-transcriptase PCR).

resultsStool specimens were provided by 306 patients (161 female) with acute diarrhea. The ages of the patients ranged from 1 to 89 years (mean 37, median 36). Pathogens were detected in 71 (23.2%) patients, with incidence peaks in February and June. Norovirus accounted for 36.0% of positive results, C. difficile for 18.7%, rotavirus for 17.3%, Campylobacter for 9.3%, Salmonella for 6.6%, adenovirus for 5.4%, G. duodenalis and C. parvum for 2.7% each, and Yersinia enterocolitica for 1.3%. No cases of shigellosis or infection with EHEC, EPEC, or astrovirus were diagnosed. Viruses accounted for 58.7% of the 75 positive results, bacteria for 36.0%, and parasites for 5.3%.

conclusionOur study underlines a dominant role of norovirus and toxigenic C. difficile as etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis among the patients of general practitioners.

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Acute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAustriaChildChild, PreschoolClostridioides difficileFamily PracticeFecesFemaleGastroenteritisHumansInfantMale

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PMID19148576

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