Reviewer's report
Title:Pathogen-Specific Risk of Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders Following
Bacterial Causes of Foodborne Illness
Version: 1Date:19 December 2012
Reviewer: James L Smith
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript was interesting and well-written. The data was clearly presented.
The manuscript considered the possible sequelae resulting from intestinal
infections due to Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Yersinia
enterocolitica. While dealing with young military personnel, the data is useful in
evaluating potential sequelae that result from foodborne infections.
My minor criticisms are listed below:
1. Bacterial names, both genus and species, should be in italics in the abstract,
the text, the references, tables, and graphs
2. Page 3, line 15 shares # share
3. Reference 6---cap U and S; lower case M for military
4. Reference 7---volume # is 106; pages 130-138; date 2011
I do have a major criticism:
You should have dates for the references; the dates are miss in most of them
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Reviewer's report
Title:Pathogen-Specific Risk of Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders Following
Bacterial Causes of Foodborne Illness
Version: 1Date:19 December 2012
Reviewer: James L Smith
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript was interesting and well-written. The data was clearly presented.
The manuscript considered the possible sequelae resulting from intestinal
infections due to Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Yersinia
enterocolitica. While dealing with young military personnel, the data is useful in
evaluating potential sequelae that result from foodborne infections.
My minor criticisms are listed below:
1. Bacterial names, both genus and species, should be in italics in the abstract,
the text, the references, tables, and graphs
2. Page 3, line 15 shares # share
3. Reference 6---cap U and S; lower case M for military
4. Reference 7---volume # is 106; pages 130-138; date 2011
I do have a major criticism:
You should have dates for the references; the dates are miss in most of them
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Pathogen-Specific Risk of Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders Following
Bacterial Causes of Foodborne Illness
Version: 1Date:19 December 2012
Reviewer: James L Smith
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript was interesting and well-written. The data was clearly presented.
The manuscript considered the possible sequelae resulting from intestinal
infections due to Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Yersinia
enterocolitica. While dealing with young military personnel, the data is useful in
evaluating potential sequelae that result from foodborne infections.
My minor criticisms are listed below:
1. Bacterial names, both genus and species, should be in italics in the abstract,
the text, the references, tables, and graphs
2. Page 3, line 15 shares # share
3. Reference 6---cap U and S; lower case M for military
4. Reference 7---volume # is 106; pages 130-138; date 2011
I do have a major criticism:
You should have dates for the references; the dates are miss in most of them
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
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