Type
Report
Subjects
Food Safety, Food safety and suitability research, Human health surveillance
The Acute Gastrointestinal Illness (AGI) General Practice Study is one of three studies, which aim to quantify the burden of AGI in New Zealand. The specific objectives of the AGI General Practice Study include:
• To estimate the incidence of patients presenting to general practitioners (GPs) diagnosed with AGI
• To estimate the proportion of consultations for AGI resulting in a faecal specimen request
• To assess the influence of patient factors on GPs requesting faecal specimens for AGI patients
• To assess patient compliance with faecal specimen requests
• To assess GP notification of AGI to the Medical Officer of Health
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