Journal article
Risk of hypertension and reduced kidney function after acute gastroenteritis from bacteria-contaminated drinking water
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The long-term health consequences of acute bacterial gastroenteritis remain uncertain. We studied the risk of hypertension and reduced kidney function after an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to contamination of a regional drinking water supply with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter species.
METHODS: A total of 1958 adults with no known history of hypertension or kidney disease before the outbreak participated in a …
Authors
Garg AX; Moist L; Matsell D; Thiessen-Philbrook HR; Haynes RB; Suri RS; Salvadori M; Ray J; Clark WF
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 173, No. 3, pp. 261–268
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
August 2, 2005
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.050581
ISSN
0820-3946