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. 2018 Jan 8;16(2):243–257. doi: 10.1007/s40258-017-0369-z

Table 4.

Mean annual number of cases (90% CIs) for the different outcome classes of the main pathogens and their sequelae (results from 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations)

Campylobacter Salmonella EHEC Yersinia Shigella
Main pathogen
1: No care 83,803 (43,073–138,875) 15,019 (4383–35,088) 3155 (789–9324) 1950 (726–4071) 2464 (626–5898)
2: GP only 16,512 (14,548–18,477) 4234 (3519–4992) 2327 (1243–4200) 683 (558–827) 589 (485–695)
3: GP, hospital, no death 1401 (1270–1612) 418 (378-483) 125 (85–183) 42 (36–50) 31 (29–36)
4: GP, hospital, death 4 (2–7) 7 (3–14) 4 (2–9) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–1)
Total 101,719 (59,640–158,025) 19,678 (8394–40,456) 5611 (2256–12,898) 2676 (1351–4896) 3084 (1154–6602)
Reactive arthritis
1: No care 9608 (5486–15,182) 1665 (664–3515) 286 (100–671) 243 (80–526) 115 (22–285)
2: GP only 2759 (1231–4902) 964 (366–2078) 165 (56–395) 141 (45–311) 135 (40–314)
3: GP, hospital, no death 555 (88–1428) 339 (89–805) 58 (14–153) 50 (11–123) 58 (11–151)
Total 12921 (7525–20,191) 2968 (1254–6145) 509 (191–1184) 433 (151–915) 308 (107–671)
Irritable bowel syndrome
1: No care 4362 (2472–6985) 844 (350–1743) 241 (94–549) 115 (56–213) 132 (48–284)
2: GP only 3748 (2124–6002) 725 (300–1498) 207 (81–472) 99 (48–183) 114 (41–244)
3: GP, hospital, no death 915 (518–1465) 177 (73–366) 51 (20–115) 24 (12–45) 28 (10–60)
Total 9025 (5114–14,452) 1746 (723–3607) 499 (195–1137) 237 (116–440) 274 (100–588)
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
1: GP, hospital, no dialysis 81 (21–212)
2: GP, hospital, dialysis, no death 125 (32–326)
3: GP, hospital, dialysis, death 9 (2–22)
Total 215 (56–559)
Guillain–Barré syndrome
1: GP, hospital, no ventilation 31 (16–56)
2: GP, hospital, ventilation, no death 9 (4–16)
3: GP, hospital, ventilation, death 2 (1–5)
Total 42 (22–76)

CI credibility interval, EHEC enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, GP general practitioner