Laboratory surveillance of bacterial gastroenteric pathogens in The Netherlands, 1991-2001

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-441

  Van Pelt, W ^a   De Wit, M A S ^a   Wannet, W J B ^a   Ligtvoet, E J J ^b   Widdowson, M A ^c   Van Duynhoven, Y T H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Streeklab voor de Volksgezonheid   (Netherlands)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA; URBAN AREA; YERSINIA;

EID: 0037666313     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268803008392     Document Type: Article

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