Long-term health risks for children and young adults after infective gastroenteritis

Moorin, R.E., Heyworth, J.S., Forbes, G.M. and Riley, T.V. (2010) Long-term health risks for children and young adults after infective gastroenteritis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16 (9). pp. 1440-1447.

Abstract

To quantify the risk and types of sequelae attributable to prior enteric infections, we undertook a population-based retrospective cohort study using linked administrative records. The risk for first-time hospitalization for sequelae was modeled by using Cox proportional regression analysis controlling for other health and sociodemographic factors. We identified a significant increase of 64% in the rate of first-time hospitalization for sequelae for persons with prior enteric infections: 52% for intragastrointestinal sequelae and 63% for extragastrointestinal sequelae compared with first-time hospitalization for those without prior infection. Extragastrointestinal sequelae occurred predominantly during the first 5 years after first-time enteric infection. In contrast, most intragastrointestinal sequelae occurred >10 years later. Infective gastroenteritis during childhood or adolescence increases the risk for first-time hospitalization for intragastrointestinal and extragastrointestinal disease over the 2 decades after first-time enteric infection, highlighting the importance of identifying ways of reducing the incidence of such infections.

Item Type:	Journal Article
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/35345

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