title: Self-reported diarrhea in a control group: a strong association with reporting of low-pressure events in tap water.
abstract: In a recently conducted case-control study of sporadic cryptosporidiosis, 6.6% of subjects in the control group reported having had diarrhea in the 2 weeks before completion of the questionnaire. In an analysis of this control group, there was a very strong association between self-reported diarrhea and reported low water pressure at the faucet.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. paul.hunter@uea.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Qutub
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Syed
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014867:Water