Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000
Dispatch
Primary Care Surveillance for Acute Bloody Diarrhea, Wales
Rachel M. Chalmers* and Roland L. Salmon†
Table 1
Age and distribution of cases (and annual rates per 100,000 practice population with 95% confidence interval) of acute bloody diarrhea reported by sentinel general practitioners in Wales, 1997-98
| Age | Total | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤4 | 15(63:35-104) | 6(50:18-109) | 9(76:35-144) |
| 5-14 | 9(16:7-30) | 4(14:14-36) | 5(18:6-42) |
| 15-24 | 6(12:4-26) | 4(15:4-38) | 2( 8:1-29) |
| 25-34 | 15(25:14-41) | 5(16:5-37) | 10(33:16-61) |
| 35-44 | 14(24:13-40) | 4(14:4-36) | 10(34:16-63) |
| 45-64 | 15(13:7-21) | 6(11:4-24) | 9(16:7-30) |
| 65+ |
7(9:4-19) |
3( 9:2-26) |
4( 8:2-20) |
| TOTAL | 81(18:14-22) | 32(15:10-21) | 49(22:16-29) |
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