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Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022
Research

Incidence, Etiology, and Healthcare Utilization for Acute Gastroenteritis in the Community, United States

Mark A. SchmidtComments to Author , Holly C. Groom, Andreea M. Rawlings, Claire P. Mattison, Suzanne B. Salas, Rachel M. Burke, Ben D. Hallowell, Laura E. Calderwood, Judy Donald, Neha Balachandran, and Aron J. Hall
Author affiliations: Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon, USA (M.A. Schmidt, H.C. Groom, A.M. Rawlings, S.B. Salas, J. Donald); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.P. Mattison, R.M. Burke, B.D. Hallowell, L.E. Calderwood, N. Balachandran, A.J. Hall); Cherokee Nation Assurance, Arlington, Virginia, USA (C.P. Mattison, N. Balachandran); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA (L.E. Calderwood)

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Table 3

Distribution of encounters and encounter types among persons with AGE in Community Acute Gastroenteritis Study, Oregon and Washington, USA, September 2016–September 2017*

Category Case definition: diarrhea or vomiting
 Case definition: diarrhea
Unweighted no. encounters % Encounters (95% CI) Unweighted no. encounters % Encounters (95% CI)
No encounter
 313
 80.9 (76.0–85.1)
288
 83.3 (77.7–87.9)
Any encounter, by type 80 19.1 (14.9–24.0) 51 16.7 (12.1–22.3)
Inpatient 10 12.2 (5.5–22.3) 5 9.2 (2.6–21.7)
Urgent care or emergency department 37 49.5 (35.8–63.1) 24 52.0 (34.1–69.6)
Outpatient 55 69.8 (56.4–81.2) 33 63.8 (44.9–80.0)
Remote
 54
 64.4 (50.4–76.9)
35
 67.3 (48.3–82.9)
Any encounter, by delivery method 80 19.1 (14.9–24.0) 51 16.7 (12.1–22.3)
Remote only† 17 18.8 (10.8–29.4) 13 23.5 (11.5–39.7)
In-person only‡ 26 35.5 (23.1–49.6) 16 32.7 (17.1–51.7)
Both in-person and remote 37 45.6 (32.1–59.6) 22 43.8 (26.2–62.3)

*Percentage estimates are unadjusted and weighted to account for the sampling scheme. AGE, acute gastroenteritis. †Email, video call, or call nurse contact without an in-person visit. ‡Inpatient, urgent care, emergency department, or outpatient visit without any remote contact.

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