Volume 16, Number 9—September 2010
Research
Long-Term Health Risks for Children and Young Adults after Infective Gastroenteritis
Rachael E. Moorin
, Jane S. Heyworth, Geoffrey M. Forbes, and Thomas V. Riley
, Jane S. Heyworth, Geoffrey M. Forbes, and Thomas V. Riley
Table 2
Number and rates of first-time intragastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal sequelae for those with and without history of enteric infection, Western Australia, January 1, 1985–December 31, 2005*
| No. (%) | Rate† | No. (%) | Rate† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extragastroiintestinal sequelae | 5,045 (100.0) | 2,407.1 | 34,425 (100.0) | 976.6 | 1,430.5 | |
| Respiratory infections | 2,535 (50.2) | 1,209.5 | 14,750 (42.8) | 418.5 | 791.1 | |
| Infections of the middle ear and mastoid | 1,544 (30.6) | 736.7 | 13,164 (38.2) | 373.5 | 363.2 | |
| Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis | 364 (7.2) | 173.7 | 2,327 (6.8) | 66.0 | 107.7 | |
| Fever, unknown origin | 303 (6.0) | 144.6 | 1,409 (4.1) | 40.0 | 104.6 | |
| Upper and lower urinary tract infections | 78 (1.5) | 37.2 | 715 (2.1) | 20.3 | 16.9 | |
| Infections of lymphatic vessels | 69 (1.4) | 32.9 | 607 1.8) | 17.2 | 15.7 | |
| Inflammatory diseases of the CNS | 35 (0.7) | 16.7 | 194 (0.6) | 5.5 | 11.2 | |
| Arthropathies | 39 (0.8) | 18.6 | 275 (0.8) | 7.8 | 10.8 | |
| Endometriosis | 18 (0.4) | 8.6 | 146 (0.4) | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
| Orchitis and epididymitis | 13 (0.3) | 6.2 | 122 (0.4) | 3.5 | 2.7 | |
| Bacteremia | 8 (0.2) | 3.8 | 55 (0.2) | 1.6 | 2.3 | |
| Pilonidal cyst | 38 (0.8) | 18.1 | 600 (1.7) | 17.0 | 1.1 | |
| Thyroiditis | 1 (0.0) | 0.5 | 2 (0.0) | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome | 0 | 0.0 | 37 (0.1) | 1.0 | −1.0 | |
| Cardiac infections |
0 |
0.0 |
22 (0.1) |
0.6 |
−0.6 |
|
| Intragastrointestinal sequelae | 1,267 (100.0) | 400.3 | 9,385 (100.0) | 226.2 | 174.2 | |
| Intestinal obstruction, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome/megacolon | 278 (21.9) | 87.8 | 1,536 (16.4) | 37.0 | 50.8 | |
| Appendicitis | 565 (44.6) | 178.5 | 5,690 (60.6) | 137.1 | 41.4 | |
| Infections of the oral cavity and esophagus | 103 (8.1) | 32.5 | 333 (3.5) | 8.0 | 24.5 | |
| Enteritis, colitis and noninfective gastroenteritis | 125 (9.9) | 39.5 | 697 (7.4) | 16.8 | 22.7 | |
| Infections of the stomach and duodenum | 122 (9.6) | 38.5 | 684 (7.3) | 16.5 | 22.1 | |
| Peritonitis and ascites | 16 (1.3) | 5.1 | 25 (0.3) | 0.6 | 4.5 | |
| Cholecystitis | 40 (3.2) | 12.6 | 346 (3.7) | 8.3 | 4.3 | |
| Pancreatitis | 18 (1.4) | 5.7 | 74 (0.8) | 1.8 | 3.9 |
*CNS, central nervous system.
†Per 100,000 person-years.
‡Rate for patients with history – rate for patients without history.
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