Hospitalisations due to bacterial gastroenteritis: A comparison of surveillance and hospital discharge data.

ABSTRACT: Studies estimating the human health impact of the foodborne disease often include estimates of the number of gastroenteritis hospitalisations. The aims of this study were to examine the degree to which hospital discharge data underreport hospitalisations due to bacterial gastroenteritis and to estimate the frequency of stool sample submission among patients presenting with gastroenteritis. Using linked laboratory and hospital discharge data from a healthcare organisation and its affiliated hospital, we examined the International Classification of Disease (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes assigned to hospitalised adults with culture-confirmed Campylobacter, Salmonella, or Escherichia coli O157 infections and determined the frequency of stool sample submission. Among 138 hospitalised patients with

SUBMITTER: Scallan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9184936 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature