APPETITE Study Publications
Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus among children in Western Canada: Dynamic changes in genotype prevalence in four consecutive seasons
Zhuo R, Freedman SB, Xie J, Charlton C, Plitt S, Croxen MA, Li V, Tarr GAM, Lee B, Ali S, Chui L, Luong J, Pang X.
J Med Virol. 2023 Aug;95(8)
Characterizing the Pain Experience of Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Based on Identified Pathogens
Ma K, Ali S, Xie J, Maki C, Lee B, Chui L, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Parsons B, Vanderkooi O, Poonai N, MacDonald SE, Tarr P, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE) and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Feb 1;76(2):160-165
Hematochezia in children with acute diarrhea seeking emergency department care - a prospective cohort study
Böhrer M, Fitzpatrick E, Hurley K, Xie J, Lee BE, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Parsons BD, Berenger BM, Chui L, Tarr PI, Ali S, Vanderkooi OG, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE), Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)
Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Apr;29(4):429-441
Clinical Profiles of Childhood Astrovirus-, Sapovirus-, and Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Alberta, 2014-2018
Tarr GAM, Downey E, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Strickland AJ, Ali S, Lee BE, Chui L, Tarr PI, Freedman SB
J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 15;225(4):723-732
Molecular Epidemiology of Human Sapovirus among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Western Canada
Zhuo R, Ding X, Freedman SB, Lee BE, Ali S, Luong J, Xie J, Chui L, Wu Y, Pang X; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE).
J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Sep 20;59(10)
Microbial Etiologies and Clinical Characteristics of Children Seeking Emergency Department Care Due to Vomiting in the Absence of Diarrhea
Freedman SB, Xie J, Lee BE, Ali S, Pang XL, Chui L, Zhuo R, Vanderkooi OG, Tellier R, Funk AL, Tarr PI
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 20;73(8):1414-1423
Characterizing Pain in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis Who Present for Emergency Care
Ali S, Maki C, Xie J, Lee BE, Dickinson J, MacDonald SE, Poonai N, Thull-Freedman J, Vanderkooi O, Rajagopal M, Sivakumar M, Chui L, Graham TAD, Nettel-Aguirre A, Svenson LW, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE Team) and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)
J Pediatr. 2021 Apr;231:102-109.e3
Differences in Illness Severity among Circulating Norovirus Genotypes in a Large Pediatric Cohort with Acute Gastroenteritis
Bhavanam S, Freedman SB, Lee BE, Zhuo R, Qiu Y, Chui L, Xie J, Ali S, Vanderkooi OG, Pang XL, On Behalf Of The Alberta Provincial Pediatric Enteric Infection Team Appetite
Microorganisms. 2020 Nov 26;8(12):1873
A Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Attribution Evaluation of Adenoviruses in Paediatric Acute Gastroenteritis: A Case-Control Study
Pabbaraju K, Tellier R, Pang XL, Xie J, Lee BE, Chui L, Zhuo R, Vanderkooi OG, Ali S, Tarr PI, Funk A, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE)
J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Oct 28:JCM.02287-20
Influenza virus detection in the stool of children with acute gastroenteritis
Xie J, Pang XL, Tarr GAM, Mu Y, Zhuo R, Chui L, Lee BE, Vanderkooi OG, Tarr PI, Ali S, MacDonald SE, Freedman SB
J Clin Virol. 2020 Oct;131:104565
Attribution of Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis Episodes and Emergency Department Visits to Norovirus GI and GII
Tarr GAM, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Lee BE, Chui L, Ali S, Vanderkooi OG, Michaels-Igbokwe C, Tarr PI, MacDonald S, Currie G, MacDonald J, Kim K, Freedman SB
J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 2:jiaa391
A prospective comparative study of children with gastroenteritis: emergency department compared with symptomatic care at home
Vanderkooi OG, Xie J, Lee BE, Pang XL, Chui L, Payne DC, MacDonald J, Ali S, MacDonald S, Drews S, Osterreicher L, Kim K, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE) and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Dec;38(12):2371-2379
Performance of Stool-testing Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis When Used to Identify Children With 9 Potential Bacterial Enteropathogens
Tarr GAM, Chui L, Lee BE, Pang XL, Ali S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Vanderkooi OG, Berenger BM, Dickinson J, Tarr PI, Drews S, MacDonald J, Kim K, Freedman SB
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;69(7):1173-1182
Comparative Evaluation of Enteric Bacterial Culture and a Molecular Multiplex Syndromic Panel in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis
Kellner T, Parsons B, Chui L, Berenger BM, Xie J, Burnham CA, Tarr PI, Lee BE, Nettel-Aguirre A, Szelewicki J, Vanderkooi OG, Pang XL, Zelyas N, Freedman SB
J Clin Microbiol. 2019 May 24;57(6):e00205-19
Relationship between enteric pathogens and acute gastroenteritis disease severity: a prospective cohort study
Xie J, Nettel-Aguirre A, Lee BE, Chui L, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Parsons B, Vanderkooi OG, Tarr PI, Ali S, Dickinson JA, Hagen E, Svenson LW, MacDonald SE, Drews SJ, Tellier R, Graham T, Lavoie M, MacDonald J, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) and the Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE Team)
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Apr;25(4):454-461
Pigment Visibility on Rectal Swabs Used To Detect Enteropathogens: a Prospective Cohort Study
Xie J, Tarr GAM, Ali S, Chui L, Pang XL, Lee BE, Vanderkooi OG, Tarr PI, Zhuo R, Parsons B, Berenger BM, Kim K, Freedman SB
J Clin Microbiol. 2019 May 24;57(6):e00213-19
Diagnostic Interpretation Guidance for Pediatric Enteric Pathogens: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process
Stang AS, Trudeau M, Vanderkooi OG, Lee BE, Chui L, Pang XL, Allen V, Burnham CD, Goldfarb DM, MacDonald J, Parsons B, Petrich A, Pollari F, Tarr PI, Tipples G, Zhuo R, Freedman SB
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2018 Sep 27;2018:2589826
Identification of Enteric Viruses in Oral Swabs from Children with Acute Gastroenteritis
Zhuo R, Parsons BD, Lee BE, Drews SJ, Chui L, Louie M, Crago B, Freedman SB, Ali S, Pang X
J Mol Diagn. 2018 Jan;20(1):56-62
High genetic variability of norovirus leads to diagnostic test challenges
Zhuo R, Cho J, Qiu Y, Parsons BD, Lee BE, Chui L, Freedman SB, Pang X; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE)
J Clin Virol. 2017 Nov;96:94-98
Physician perspectives on vaccination and diagnostic testing in children with gastroenteritis: A primary care physician survey
Sperou AJ, Dickinson JA, Lee B, Louie M, Pang XL, Chui L, Vanderkooi OG, Freedman SB; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE)
Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Sep;22(6):317-321
Enteropathogen detection in children with diarrhoea, or vomiting, or both, comparing rectal flocked swabs with stool specimens: an outpatient cohort study
Freedman SB, Xie J, Nettel-Aguirre A, Lee B, Chui L, Pang XL, Zhuo R, Parsons B, Dickinson JA, Vanderkooi OG, Ali S, Osterreicher L, Lowerison K, Tarr PI; Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE)
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Sep;2(9):662-669
Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection, Antibiotics, and Risk of Developing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Meta-analysis
Freedman SB, Xie J, Neufeld MS, Hamilton WL, Hartling L, Tarr PI; Alberta Provincial Pediatric Enteric Infection Team (APPETITE), Nettel-Aguirre A, Chuck A, Lee B, Johnson D, Currie G, Talbot J, Jiang J, Dickinson J, Kellner J, MacDonald J, Svenson L, Chui L, Louie M, Lavoie M, Eltorki M, Vanderkooi O, Tellier R, Ali S, Drews S, Graham T, Pang XL
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 15;62(10):1251-1258
Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE): epidemiology, emerging organisms, and economics
Freedman SB, Lee BE, Louie M, Pang XL, Ali S, Chuck A, Chui L, Currie GR, Dickinson J, Drews SJ, Eltorki M, Graham T, Jiang X, Johnson DW, Kellner J, Lavoie M, MacDonald J, MacDonald S, Svenson LW, Talbot J, Tarr P, Tellier R, Vanderkooi OG
BMC Pediatr. 2015 Jul 31;15:89