Burden and cost of imported infections admitted to infectious diseases units in England and Wales in 1998 and 1999

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Harling, R ^a   Crook, P ^a   Lewthwaite, P ^b   Evans, M ^a   Schmid, M L ^c   Beeching, N J ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imported infection; Infectious disease units; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DENGUE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 1642546444     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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