Hospitalization and deaths for select enteric illnesses and associated sequelae in Canada, 2001-2004.
This paper describes morbidity and mortality parameters for Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Listeria spp., norovirus infections and their primary associated sequelae [Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), haemolytic uraemic syndrome, reactive arthropathies and Reiter's syndrome]. Data from a period of 4 years were obtained from three national databases to estimate percentage of reported cases hospitalized, mean annual hospitalization incidence rate, frequency of hospitalization by age and sex, and number of deaths. The length of hospital stay, discharge disposition, hospitalization age, and number of diagnoses per case were also extracted and summarized. In addition, we estimated that each year in Canada, there are between 126 and 251 cases of Campylobacter-associated GBS. This study provides morbidity and mortality estimates for the top enteric pathogens in Canada, including their associated sequelae, which can contribute to the quantification of the burden of illness.
Ruzante
J M
JM
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. jruzante@umd.edu
Majowicz
S E
SE
Fazil
A
A
Davidson
V J
VJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029322:Norovirus; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D055815:Young Adult