Trends in hospitalizations associated with gastroenteritis among adults in the United States, 1979-1995
Trends in hospitalizations associated with gastroenteritis among adults in the United States, 1979-1995
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DOI：
10.1017/s0950268899002587
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发表时间：
1999-08-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Glass, RI
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作者：
Mounts, AW;Holman, RC;Glass, RI
肠胃炎（GE）是人类最常见的疾病之一，但疾病负担、流行病学和病原体在成人中的分布尚未得到充分研究。需要这些信息来规划预防战略，特别是针对高危人群。本研究是对1979年至1995年全国医院出院调查数据的回顾性分析，该调查描述了美国成年人中与GE相关的疾病负担和住院流行病学。每年平均有45.2万人因腹泻出院，占成人住院总人数的1.5%。每年的GE住院人数减少了20%，从1979年的大约50万人减少到1995年的40万人。78%的GE病例病因不明。在能够更好地确定疾病的病因之前，无法制定具体的预防战略。
Gastroenteritis (GE) is among the most common illnesses of humans but the burden of disease, its epidemiology, and the distribution of pathogens in adults have not been fully examined. This information is needed to plan prevention strategies particularly for high-risk groups. This study is a retrospective analysis of data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey for the years 1979 through 1995 which describes the disease burden and epidemiology of hospitalizations associated with GE among adults in the United States. Diarrhoea was listed as a diagnosis on an average of 452000 hospital discharges per year representing 1.5 % of all hospitalizations among adults. The annual number of GE hospitalizations has decreased by 20 % from approximately 500000 in 1979 to 400000 in 1995. The aetiology of 78 % of cases coded as GE was undetermined. Until the aetiology of disease can be better established, specific strategies for prevention cannot be developed.