Study of infectious intestinal disease in England: rates in the community, presenting to general practice, and reported to national surveillance

J G Wheeler; Dinesh Sethi; John Cowden; P G Wall; Laura C. Rodrigues; D S Tompkins; Michael J. Hudson; Paul Roderick

doi:10.1136/bmj.318.7190.1046

Abstract

Infectious intestinal disease occurs in 1 in 5 people each year, of whom 1 in 6 presents to a general practitioner. The proportion of cases not recorded by national laboratory surveillance is large and varies widely by microorganism. Ways of supplementing the national laboratory surveillance system for infectious intestinal diseases should be considered.

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Infectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineDisease surveillanceDiseaseIntensive care medicineInternal medicine

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 318
Issue: 7190
Pages: 1046-1050
Citations: 801
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                                    J G Wheeler, 
                                
                                    Dinesh Sethi, 
                                
                                    John Cowden
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Study of infectious intestinal disease in England: rates in the community, presenting to general practice, and reported to national surveillance. 
                            BMJ
                            , 318
                            (7190)
                            , 1046-1050.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7190.1046
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7190.1046