| Title |
Hospitalizations due to selected infections caused by opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) and reported drug resistance in the United States older adult population in 1991–2006
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.1057/s41271-016-0038-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elena N. Naumova, Alexander Liss, Jyotsna S. Jagai, Irmgard Behlau, Jeffrey K. Griffiths |
| Abstract |
The Flint Water Crisis-due to changes of water source and treatment procedures-has revealed many unsolved social, environmental, and public health problems for US drinking water, including opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP). The true health impact of OPPP, especially in vulnerable populations such as the elderly, is largely unknown. We explored 10(8) claims in the largest US national uniformly collected data repository to determine rates and costs of OPPP-related hospitalizations. In 1991-2006, 617,291 cases of three selected OPPP infections resulted in the elderly alone of $0.6 billion USD per year of payments. Antibiotic resistance significantly increased OPPP illness costs that are likely to be underreported. More precise estimates for OPPP burdens could be obtained if better clinical, microbiological, administrative, and environmental monitoring data were cross-linked. An urgent dialog across governmental and disciplinary divides, and studies on preventing OPPP through drinking water exposure, are warranted. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Canada | 2 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
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| France | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 98% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 25% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 14 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Engineering | 12 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 29% |
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