Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000
Dispatch
Primary Care Surveillance for Acute Bloody Diarrhea, Wales
Rachel M. Chalmers* and Roland L. Salmon†
Table 2
Cases of acute bloody diarrheaa reported by sentinel general practitioners, Wales, 1997-98, by etiologic agent and age
| Salmonella | Campylobacter | No organism found | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| ≤4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5-14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15-24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 35-44 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45-64 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 65+ |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Total | 11 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
