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Gastroenteritis-Related Deaths Increase

Gastroenteritis-Related Deaths Increase The number of US deaths associated with gastroenteritis increased from 7000 in 1999 to more than 17 000 in 2007, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The primary driver of this trend was a 5-fold increase in gastroenteritis deaths associated with Clostridium difficile infections, according to the data from the National Center for Health Statistics, presented in March at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Deaths among patients with C difficile –related gastroenteritis increased from about 2700 in 1999 to 14 500 in 2007. Norovirus was the second leading agent associated with gastroenteritis deaths during this period, with about 800 deaths a year, with peaks during years that a new strain of the virus began circulating. The data on gastroenteritis deaths for 2008-2009 were not available when this analysis was conducted, so it is not yet clear whether the increase in C difficile –related deaths has continued. A recent report (http://www.ahrq.gov/news/nn/nn012512.htm) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that hospitalizations involving C difficile infections leveled off from 2008 to 2009. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Gastroenteritis-Related Deaths Increase

Kuehn, Bridget M.
JAMA , Volume 307 (16) – Apr 25, 2012
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Gastroenteritis-Related Deaths Increase

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The number of US deaths associated with gastroenteritis increased from 7000 in 1999 to more than 17 000 in 2007, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The primary driver of this trend was a 5-fold increase in gastroenteritis deaths associated with Clostridium difficile infections, according to the data from the National Center for Health Statistics, presented in March at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Deaths among patients with C...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.510
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Abstract

The number of US deaths associated with gastroenteritis increased from 7000 in 1999 to more than 17 000 in 2007, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The primary driver of this trend was a 5-fold increase in gastroenteritis deaths associated with Clostridium difficile infections, according to the data from the National Center for Health Statistics, presented in March at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Deaths among patients with C difficile –related gastroenteritis increased from about 2700 in 1999 to 14 500 in 2007. Norovirus was the second leading agent associated with gastroenteritis deaths during this period, with about 800 deaths a year, with peaks during years that a new strain of the virus began circulating. The data on gastroenteritis deaths for 2008-2009 were not available when this analysis was conducted, so it is not yet clear whether the increase in C difficile –related deaths has continued. A recent report (http://www.ahrq.gov/news/nn/nn012512.htm) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that hospitalizations involving C difficile infections leveled off from 2008 to 2009.

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Apr 25, 2012

Keywords: gastroenteritis

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