Domestically Acquired Campylobacter Infections in Finland

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Vierikko, Antti ^a   Hänninen, Marja Liisa ^b   Siitonen, Anja ^c   Ruutu, Petri ^c   Rautelin, Hilpi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0346100590     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1001.020636     Document Type: Article

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