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2013-02-01Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000046
Acute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey
dc.contributor.authorWilking, Hendrik
dc.contributor.authorSpitznagel, H.
dc.contributor.authorWerber, Dirk
dc.contributor.authorLange, Cornelia
dc.contributor.authorJansen, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorStark, Klaus
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T17:28:45Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T17:28:45Z
dc.date.created2014-02-06
dc.date.issued2013-02-01none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reR3LHMlTaRP/PDF/24XyFRYy59JNM.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1815
dc.description.abstractPopulation-based estimates of incidence and risk factors for acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are important for infectious disease surveillance and healthcare planning. We conducted a nationwide representative cross-sectional telephone survey of 21 262 adults over a 12-month period during 2008–2009 in Germany. Participants were asked if they had either AGI-related diarrhoea or vomiting in a 4-week recall period. We estimated 0·95 episodes/person per year (95% confidence interval 0·90–0·99), corresponding to 64·9 million episodes of AGI annually in adults, which results in 24·5 million outpatient visits, 19·9 million hospital days and 63·2 million days of work lost. We observed an overall declining trend of AGI with increasing age. Diarrhoea was more often reported than vomiting. The mean duration of illness was 3·8 days and did not differ between age groups. Social factors seemed to be weak predictors compared to state of health and health behaviour characteristics. This study allows international comparisons and contributes to the estimation of the global burden of AGI.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung; Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectAdulteng
dc.subjectAgedeng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectRisk Factorseng
dc.subjectYoung Adulteng
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillanceeng
dc.subjectAged 80 and overeng
dc.subjectTelephoneeng
dc.subjectIncidenceeng
dc.subjectData Collectioneng
dc.subjectGastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiologyeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleAcute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10034881
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0950268813000046
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1740
local.edoc.container-titleEpidemiology and Infection
local.edoc.container-textWilking, H., Spitznagel, H., Werber, D., Lange, C., Jansen, A., Stark, K. Acute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: A population-based telephone survey (2013) Epidemiology and Infection, 141 (11), pp. 2365-2375.
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9021160
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameCambridge University Press
local.edoc.container-volume141
local.edoc.container-issue11
local.edoc.container-year2013

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