Population-based surveillance for Yersinia enterocolitica infections in FoodNet sites, 1996-1999: higher risk of disease in infants and minority populations
| Autor: | Paul A. Blake, Thomas Van Gilder, Susan M. Ray, Jenny C. Lay, Maureen Cassidy, Shama D. Ahuja, Therese Fiorentino, Michael Samuel, Ellen Swanson, Monica M. Farley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Yersinia Infections Population Asian People Risk Factors Epidemiology medicine Humans Risk factor Yersinia enterocolitica education Child education.field_of_study biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Yersiniosis Infant Hispanic or Latino biology.organism_classification medicine.disease United States Black or African American Infectious Diseases El Niño Population Surveillance Seasons business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 38 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 |
| Popis: | Active surveillance for laboratory-confirmed Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) infections was conducted at 5 Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) sites in the United States during 1996-1999. The annual incidence averaged 0.9 cases/100,000 population. After adjusting for missing data, the average annual incidence by race/ethnicity was 3.2 cases/100,000 population among black persons, 1.5 cases/100,000 population among Asian persons, 0.6 cases/100,000 population among Hispanic persons, and 0.4 cases/100,000 population among white persons. Incidence increased with decreasing age in all race/ethnicity groups. Black infants had the highest incidence (141.9 cases/100,000 population; range, 8.7 cases/100,000 population in Minnesota to 207.0 cases/100,000 population in Georgia). Seasonal variations in incidence, with a marked peak in December, were noted only among black persons. YE infections should be suspected in black children with gastroenteritis, particularly during November-February. Culturing for YE should be part of routine testing of stool specimens by clinical laboratories serving populations at risk, especially during the winter months. |
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