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The Burden of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Elderly Residents and Staff of Long-Term Care Facilities, Australia

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Moffatt, C R M; Hall, Gillian; Becker, Niels; Booy, Robert; Heron, L; MacIntyre, C Raina; Dwyer, Dominic; Lindley, Richard; Kirk, Martyn

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We estimated the incidence of gastroenteritis in 16 Australian longterm care facilities. During 12 months' surveillance, 245 (96%) of 254 episodes of gastroenteritis among long-term care residents were associated with 17 outbreaks in 11 facilities. Incidence in long-term care residents was 0.64 episodes per 1,000 bed-days (95%confidence interval, 0.29-1.42).

dc.contributor.authorMoffatt, C R M
dc.contributor.authorHall, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Niels
dc.contributor.authorBooy, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHeron, L
dc.contributor.authorMacIntyre, C Raina
dc.contributor.authorDwyer, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorLindley, Richard
dc.contributor.authorKirk, Martyn
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:36:14Z
dc.identifier.issn0899-823X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/35169
dc.description.abstractWe estimated the incidence of gastroenteritis in 16 Australian longterm care facilities. During 12 months' surveillance, 245 (96%) of 254 episodes of gastroenteritis among long-term care residents were associated with 17 outbreaks in 11 facilities. Incidence in long-term care residents was 0.64 episodes per 1,000 bed-days (95%confidence interval, 0.29-1.42).
dc.publisherUniversity of Chicago Press
dc.sourceInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
dc.subjectKeywords: aged; article; Australia; biosurveillance; caregiver burden; Clostridium difficile; Clostridium perfringens; epidemic; female; gastroenteritis; health survey; hospital bed capacity; hospital personnel; human; infection control; long term care; major clini
dc.titleThe Burden of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Elderly Residents and Staff of Long-Term Care Facilities, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume31
dc.date.issued2010
local.identifier.absfor111706 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4637548xPUB121
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationKirk, Martyn, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMoffatt, C R M, ACT Health
local.contributor.affiliationHall, Gillian, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBecker, Niels, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBooy, Robert, Children's Hospital at Westmead
local.contributor.affiliationHeron, L, Children's Hospital at Westmead
local.contributor.affiliationMacIntyre, C Raina, Children's Hospital at Westmead
local.contributor.affiliationDwyer, Dominic, University of Sydney
local.contributor.affiliationLindley, Richard, University of Sydney
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue8
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage860
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage863
local.identifier.doi10.1086/654000
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:16:03Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77955866882
local.identifier.thomsonID000279601800016
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