Journal article
Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE): epidemiology, emerging organisms, and economics
Abstract
BackgroundEach year in Canada there are 5 million episodes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) with up to 70 % attributed to an unidentified pathogen. Moreover, 90 % of individuals with AGE do not seek care when ill, thus, burden of disease estimates are limited by under-diagnosing and under-reporting. Further, little is known about the pathogens causing AGE as the majority of episodes are attributed to an “unidentified” etiology. Our team has two …
Authors
Freedman SB; Lee BE; Louie M; Pang X-L; Ali S; Chuck A; Chui L; Currie GR; Dickinson J; Drews SJ
Journal
BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12887-015-0407-7
ISSN
1471-2431