Household Transmission of Gastroenteritis

Transmission of infectious gastroenteritis was studied in 936 predominately Hispanic households in northern California. Among 3,916 contacts of 1,099 primary case-patients, the secondary attack rate was 8.8% (95% confidence interval 7.9–9.7); children had a 2- to 8-fold greater risk than adults. Bed...

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Autores principales: Perry, Sharon, Sanchez, Maria de la Luz, Hurst, Philip K., Parsonnet, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16022787
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1107.040889
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author Perry, Sharon
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description Transmission of infectious gastroenteritis was studied in 936 predominately Hispanic households in northern California. Among 3,916 contacts of 1,099 primary case-patients, the secondary attack rate was 8.8% (95% confidence interval 7.9–9.7); children had a 2- to 8-fold greater risk than adults. Bed-sharing among children in crowded homes is a potentially modifiable risk.
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spelling pubmed-33718192012-06-19 Household Transmission of Gastroenteritis Perry, Sharon Sanchez, Maria de la Luz Hurst, Philip K. Parsonnet, Julie Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Transmission of infectious gastroenteritis was studied in 936 predominately Hispanic households in northern California. Among 3,916 contacts of 1,099 primary case-patients, the secondary attack rate was 8.8% (95% confidence interval 7.9–9.7); children had a 2- to 8-fold greater risk than adults. Bed-sharing among children in crowded homes is a potentially modifiable risk. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3371819/ /pubmed/16022787 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1107.040889 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Household Transmission of Gastroenteritis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371819/
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