Volume 17, Number 8—August 2011
Research
Incidence of Acute Gastroenteritis and Role of Norovirus, Georgia, USA, 2004–2005
Table 1
Health care utilization practices among persons with acute gastroenteritis, by age group, FoodNet Population Surveys, USA, 2000–2007*
Age group, y | % Persons with acute gastroenteritis who sought medical care |
% Persons who submitted a fecal specimen of those with acute gastroenteritis who sought medical care |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<3 d illness duration | Any illness duration | <3 d illness duration | Any illness duration | ||
<5 | 16.8 | 28.5 | 5.8 | 15.8 | |
5–15 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 6.9 | 10.9 | |
16–25 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
26–45 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 13.7 | |
46–65 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 21.5 | |
>65 |
10.3 |
15.7 |
17.4 |
13.0 |
|
Total | 9.3 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 13.3 |
*Acute gastroenteritis is defined as diarrhea (>3 loose stools in a 24-h period) beginning within the past month and in the absence of a chronic disease for which diarrhea is a major sign. Data were obtained from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Population Survey, cycles 3–5 (2; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unpub. data).
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