Feldman R A, Banatvala N
Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, London Hospital Medical College at QMW.
Epidemiol Infect. 1994 Aug;113(1):41-4. doi: 10.1017/s095026880005144x.
Utilizing the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Omnibus Survey, it was possible to measure the frequency with which a stool culture was obtained following episodes of diarrhoea in adults. Interviewing over 8000 adults, over a 4-month period between October 1992 and January 1993, 633 persons (7.9%) reported one episode of diarrhoea in the previous month, and 5.4% of these individuals with diarrhoea reported that a stool had been requested for examination. No significant regional differences were observed with the sample size available. The estimate of the rate of diarrhoea in adults was just under one episode per person per year.
利用人口普查与调查办公室（OPCS）综合调查，可以测量成年人腹泻发作后进行粪便培养的频率。在1992年10月至1993年1月的4个月期间，对8000多名成年人进行了访谈，633人（7.9%）报告在前一个月有过一次腹泻发作，其中5.4%的腹泻患者报告曾被要求提供粪便样本进行检查。就现有样本量而言，未观察到显著的地区差异。成年人腹泻率的估计值略低于每人每年一次发作。
