A population-based estimate of the substantial burden of diarrhoeal disease in the United States; FoodNet, 1996–2003

Jones, Tim F.; McMillian, Marcy; Scallan, Elaine; Frenzen, Paul D.; Cronquist, Alicia; Thomas, Stéphanie; Angulo, Frederick J.

doi:10.1017/s0950268806006765

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“…Diaper dermatitis and UTIs in young children are responsible for numerous pediatric office and emergency department visits per year. 16,34,35 Thus, diaper need has a direct link to child health and health care use because the number of office and emergency department visits for diaper dermatitis could potentially be reduced with an adequate supply of diapers.…”

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Diaper Need and Its Impact on Child Health

Smith

Kruse

Weir³

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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BACKGROUND: This is the first peer-reviewed study to quantify diaper need, propose a method to measure diaper need, and explore psychosocial variables associated with diaper need in a large sample of urban, low-income families. METHODS: Data were derived from a cross-sectional study in 877 pregnant and parenting women. Mothers completed surveys on topics related to mental health, basic needs, and health care use. Logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between diaper need and psychosocial correlates. RESULTS: Almost 30% of mothers reported diaper need. Hispanic women were significantly more likely to report diaper need than African American women (odds ratio [OR]: 1.96; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.51–3.33), and women ≥45 years of age were significantly more likely than women between the ages of 20 and 44 years to report diaper need (OR: 2.53; 95% CI: 1.21–5.28). Women who reported mental health need were significantly more likely than women who did not report mental health need to report diaper need (OR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.16–3.09). CONCLUSIONS: Although a majority of studies have examined family socioeconomic status as income and educational and employment status, emerging research suggests that indicators of material hardship are increasingly important to child health. This study supports this premise with the suggestion that an adequate supply of diapers may prove a tangible way of reducing parenting stress, a critical factor influencing child health and development. There is potential for pediatric providers to inquire about diaper need and refer families to a local diaper distribution service as 1 method to reduce parenting stress.

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Diaper Need and Its Impact on Child Health

Smith

Kruse

Weir³

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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“…The methodology for community surveys has improved over the years and a common case definition was established to ensure international comparability [1][2][3]. These efforts resulted in cross-sectional studies for estimates for the burden of AGI from various countries [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and additionally a few population-based cohort studies [19][20][21].…”

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Acute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey

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SUMMARYPopulation-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.

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“…astrointestinal (GI) infections remain a major health problem for morbidity and mortality worldwide (1,2). Rapid and accurate laboratory diagnosis is critical to avoid further spread of disease due to the complexity of gastroenteritis cases.…”

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Site-Specific Clinical Evaluation of the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel for Detection of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Fecal Specimens

2014

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We evaluate the clinical performance of the Luminex xTAG gastrointestinal (GI) pathogen in vitro diagnostic (IVD) assay in a comparison between clinical and public health laboratories. The site reproducibility study showed 98.7% sensitivity with high positive and negative agreement values (96.2% and 99.8%, respectively), while assay performance against confirmatory methods resulted in 96.4% sensitivity with similar positive and negative agreement values (90.1% and 99.5%, respectively). Highthroughput detection of multiple GI pathogens improved turnaround time, consolidated laboratory workflow, and simplified stool culture practices, thus reducing the overall cost and number of specimens processed.

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A population-based estimate of the substantial burden of diarrhoeal disease in the United States; FoodNet, 1996–2003

Cited by 141 publications

References 23 publications

Diaper Need and Its Impact on Child Health

Diaper Need and Its Impact on Child Health

Acute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey

Site-Specific Clinical Evaluation of the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel for Detection of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Fecal Specimens

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