Vibrio vulnificus infection reporting on death certificates: The invisible impact of an often fatal infection

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-225

  Banatvala, N ^a,e   Hlady, W G ^b   Ray, B J ^b   Mcfarland, L M ^c   Thompson, S ^d   Tauxe, R V ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Dept Hlth and Rehabilitative Serv ^*  (United States)

^c Office of Public Health   (United States)

^d Division of Epidemiology   (United States)

^e Med Emergency Relief International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CODING; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RECORDING; SEPTICEMIA; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030878007     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897007425     Document Type: Article

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