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).
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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
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