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Laboratory surveillance of bacterial gastroenteric pathogens in The Netherlands, 1991–2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2003

W. van PELT ,
M. A. S. de WIT ,
W. J. B. WANNET ,
E. J. J. LIGTVOET ,
M. A. WIDDOWSON  and
Y. T. H. P. van DUYNHOVEN
W. van PELT
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
M. A. S. de WIT
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
W. J. B. WANNET
Affiliation:
Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
E. J. J. LIGTVOET
Affiliation:
Streeklaboratorium voor de Volksgezondheid, Haarlem, The Netherlands
M. A. WIDDOWSON
Affiliation:
Viral Gastroenteritis Section Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Y. T. H. P. van DUYNHOVEN
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Results of the Dutch laboratory surveillance of bacterial gastroenteritis between 1991 and 2001 are presented and compared with recent findings in general practices and in the community. Between 1996 and 2000 the mean annual number of stools screened by sentinel laboratories was about 1000 samples/100000 inhabitants, which is 4% of the estimated annual incidence of gastroenteritis in the Dutch population. Campylobacter (36/100000 inhabitants) and salmonella (24/100000 inhabitants) were the main pathogens isolated. Since 1996, the incidence of laboratory confirmed salmonellosis decreased by 30%, predominantly among young children. The incidence of campylobacter was highest in urban areas and Salmonella Enteritidis emerged as the predominant serotype in urban areas. Between 1991 and 2001, multi-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 emerged to comprise up to 15% of all salmonella isolates in 2001. Reported rates of Shigella spp. and Yersinia spp. varied little, with average annual incidences of 3·2 and 1·2 cases/100000 inhabitants, respectively. Escherichia coli O157 (90% STEC) was scarcely found (0·26/100000).

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 130 , Issue 3 , June 2003 , pp. 431 - 441
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press