gastrointestinal illness

collocation in English

meaningsofgastrointestinalandillness

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gastrointestinal
adjective
uk
/ˌɡæs.trəʊˌɪn.tesˈtaɪ.nəl/us
/ˌɡæs.troʊ.ɪnˈtes.tən.əl/
in or relating to both the stomach and the intestine (= the long tube that food passes through after ...
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illness
noun
uk
/ˈɪl.nəs/us
/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition ofgastrointestinalandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were asked about onset and symptoms ofgastrointestinalillnessand use of health services.
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The outbreaks, of unknown causation, account for nearly 400 cases ofgastrointestinalillness.
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Controls were included regardless of history of recent diarrhoea orgastrointestinalillness.
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All study subjects were asked about chronicgastrointestinalillness, previous abdominal surgery and regular medications.
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The population distribution of acutegastrointestinalillnessobserved in this study is similar to that in previously reported studies.
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Two persons reported having had contact with persons with symptoms ofgastrointestinalillnessbefore arriving at the centre.
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Only one person reported having hadgastrointestinalillnessduring the 2-week period before arriving at the centre.
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Overall, respondents with vomiting as a part of theirgastrointestinalillnessreported more severe activity restrictions than those without.
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Specifically, we examined the preparation of wedding cakes and attempted to find episodes ofgastrointestinalillnessamong employees.
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Since the objective of the study was to describe acutegastrointestinalillness, these 77 respondents were included in the non-case group.
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Controls were considered healthy if they reported nogastrointestinalillnessin the month before or after the symptom onset date of their corresponding case-patient.
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We investigated the outbreak ofgastrointestinalillnessamong attendees of weddings where wedding cake prepared by the same local bakery was served.
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This case definition did not exclude individuals who reported causes other thangastrointestinalillness, such as vomiting possibly due to excess alcohol intake.
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The objective of the study presented here was to estimate the magnitude and distribution of self-reported, acutegastrointestinalillnessin this population.
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In analyses using case definition 1, students reporting mildgastrointestinalillnesssymptoms that did not meet this case definition were excluded from analyses.
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All seven children had agastrointestinalillness(mean duration 48 h) of whom two received medical attention (the index case and her brother).
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There were 758 cases ofgastrointestinalillness, from an estimated population at risk of 2298 people (mean attack rate of 42 %).
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Investigation revealed that a self-limitinggastrointestinalillness(mean duration 48 h) had occurred among immediate and extended family in the 2 weeks prior to the child's admission.
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Language would only be an important source of bias if the magnitude and distribution of acutegastrointestinalillnessin these individuals were distinct from those who responded.
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Thermophilic campylobacter is only one of more than 50 infectious agents that may causegastrointestinalillness, but accounts for 5 % of all cases on a population basis.
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The primary outcome measure of monthly prevalence was defined as the number of respondents reporting acutegastrointestinalillnessin the previous 28 days divided by the total number of respondents.
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Using a questionnaire administered by telephone, participants were asked about demographic information, symptoms ofgastrointestinalillnessexperienced since the wedding, and consumption of foods and beverages served at the wedding.
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