The burden of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in Italy: a retrospective survey, 2008–2009

Scavia, Gaia; Baldinelli, Francesca; Busani, Luca; Caprioli, Alfredo

doi:10.1017/s0950268811002020

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“…A similar seasonal AGI pattern was discovered by a study in Northern Germany who also found viral pathogens more frequently detected [22]. In neighbouring countries seasonality is similar [6,15,18] while other studies report seasonal peaks in summer [10]. There is no difference in the distribution of AGI between East and West Germany which has important implications for the interpretation of surveillance data of enteric diseases in Germany.…”

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

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“…The differences between parameter estimates as based on cross-sectional surveys in participating countries and literature data [5,[19][20][21][22] confirm this hypothesis. However, case numbers with bloody diarrhoea in the telephone surveys were quite small, leading to considerable uncertainty in our results.…”

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Community incidence of pathogen-specific gastroenteritis: reconstructing the surveillance pyramid for seven pathogens in seven European Union member states

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(2013) Community incidence of pathogen-specific gastroenteritis: reconstructing the surveillance pyramid for seven pathogens in seven European Union member states. Epidemiology and infection, 141 (8 SUMMARYBy building reconstruction models for a case of gastroenteritis in the general population moving through different steps of the surveillance pyramid we estimated that millions of illnesses occur annually in the European population, leading to thousands of hospitalizations. We used data on the healthcare system in seven European Union member states in relation to pathogen characteristics that influence healthcare seeking. Data on healthcare usage were obtained by harmonized cross-sectional surveys. The degree of under-diagnosis and underreporting varied by pathogen and country. Overall, underreporting and under-diagnosis were estimated to be lowest for Germany and Sweden, followed by Denmark, The Netherlands, UK, Italy and Poland. Across all countries, the incidence rate was highest for Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. Incidence estimates resulting from the pyramid reconstruction approach are adjusted for biases due to different surveillance systems and are therefore a better basis for international comparisons than reported data.

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“…However, this form of listeriosis might be underestimated. A recent survey on people with self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness reported that only 36,5% sought medical assistance, and merely 2.3% of these were asked to submit a stool specimen for diagnostic investigation (Scavia et al, 2012).…”

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The evolution and epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in Europe and the United States

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2015

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

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The burden of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in Italy: a retrospective survey, 2008–2009

Cited by 41 publications

References 19 publications

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

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

Community incidence of pathogen-specific gastroenteritis: reconstructing the surveillance pyramid for seven pathogens in seven European Union member states

The evolution and epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in Europe and the United States

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