Prospective cohort study to investigate the burden and transmission of acute gastroenteritis in care homes: epidemiological results.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the incidence of gastroenteritis in individuals in care homes.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Five participating care homes in North West England, UK.

Participants

Residents and staff present at the five study care homes between 15 August 2017 and 30 May 2019 (n=268).

Outcome measures

We calculated incidence rates for all gastroenteritis cases per 1000 person-years at risk and per 1000 bed-days at risk. We also calculated the incidence rate of gastroenteritis outbreaks per 100 care homes per year.

Results

In total 45 cases were reported during the surveillance period, equating to 133.7 cases per 1000 person-years at risk. In residents the incidence rate was 0.62 cases per 1000 bed-days. We observed seven outbreaks

SUBMITTER: Inns T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924874 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature