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Bibliography

This section provides recent references compiled from our bibliographic database addressing gastrointestinal health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References are divided into general and specific topics and include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.

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2009

Grimwood K, Forbes DA (2009)

Acute and persistent diarrhea

Pediatric Clinics of North America; 56(6): 1343-1361

Ritchie B, Brewster D, Tran CD, McNeil Y, Zacharakis B, Davidson GP, Butler RN (2009)

Lack of diagnostic accuracy of the monoclonal stool antigen test for detection of helicobacter pylori infection in young Australian Aboriginal children

Pediatric infectious disease journal; Epub ahead of print:

Ritchie BK, Brewster DR, Davidson GP, Tran CD, McNeil Y, Hawkes JS, Butler RN (2009)

C-sucrose breath test: novel use of a noninvasive biomarker of environmental gut health

Pediatrics; eFirst(5 July 2009): doi:10.1542/10.1542/peds.2008-2257

2008

Moore A, Vu H, Herceg A, Al-Yaman F (2008)

Hospital procedures for diseases of the digestive tract in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

For Indigenous people rates of hospitalisation for diseases of the digestive system are lower compared with non-Indigenous Australians. For those Australians hospitalised with a disease of the digestive system, Indigenous people are less likely to have a procedure recorded than other Australians. This study examined the patterns of undergoing a procedure for diseases of the digestive tract, once admitted to hospital for Indigenous people compared with other Australians. Adjustments were made for a number of variables, for example, urgency of admission, hospital sector and patient characteristics. It was recommended that consideration should be given to these findings when Indigenous specific health programs are implemented.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

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Population Health Division (NSW) (2008)

The health of the people of New South Wales – report of the Chief Health Officer, data book – Aboriginal peoples

Sydney: NSW Department of Health

2007

Carville KS, Lehmann D, Hall G, Moore H, Richmond P, de Klerk N, Burgner D (2007)

Infection is the major component of the disease burden in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian children: a population-based study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; 26(3): 210-216

Nagy C, Roberts C, Cook H, Krause V (2007)

Introducing rotavirus vaccine in the Northern Territory (NT)

The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 14(1): 3-6

2006

Barnes GL, Bishop RF (2006)

Rotavirus: time to act [editorial]

Medical Journal of Australia; 185(7): 352-353

Ming Ho K, Finn J, Dobb GJ, Webb SAR (2006)

The outcome of critically ill Indigenous patients

Medical Journal of Australia; 184(10): 496-499

Yohannes K, Roche P, Roberts A, Liu C, Firestone S, Bartlett M, East I, Hull BP, Kirk MD, Lawrence GL, McDonald A, McIntyre PB, Menzies RI, Quinn HE, Vadjic C (2006)

Australia's notifiable diseases status, 2004: annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

Communicable Diseases Intelligence; 30(1): 1-79

In 2004, 60 diseases and conditions were nationally notifiable in Australia. States and Territories reported a total of 110,929 cases of communicable diseases to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS): an increase of 4 per cent on the number of notifications in 2003. In 2004, the most frequently notified diseases were sexually transmissible infections (46,762 cases; 42% of total notifications), gastrointestinal diseases (25,247 cases; 23% of total notifications) and bloodborne diseases (19, 191 cases; 17% of total notifications). There were 13,206 notifications of vaccine preventable diseases, 6 000 notifications of vectorborne diseases, 1,799 notifications of other bacterial infections (includes, legionellosis, leprosy, meningococcal infections and tuberculosis) and 8,787 notifications of zoonotic diseases.

Communicable Diseases Intelligence abstract - copyright Commonwealth of Australia reproduced by permission. Available on the Communicable Diseases Australia website

2005

Johnston FH, Morris PS, Speare R, McCarthy J, Currie B, Ewald D, Page W, Dempsey K (2005)

Strongyloidiasis: a review of the evidence for Australian practitioners.

Australian Journal of Rural Health; 13(4): 247-254

Miller M, Roche P, Yohannes K, Spencer J, Bartlett M, Brotherton J, Hutchinson J, Kirk M, McDonald A, Vadjic C (2005)

Australia's notifiable diseases status, 2003: annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

Communicable Diseases Intelligence; 29(1): 1-60

This report details 58 diseases and conditions that were notifiable at a national level in Australia in 2003. The most frequently notified diseases were sexually acquired infections, gastrointestinal diseases and bloodborne viruses. The national dataset included a field for Indigenous status and Indigenous status was reported for 43 per cent of notifications nationally. There are references to diseases notified among Indigenous people, comparisons with non-Indigenous people and trend analyses.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract