Trends in population-based active surveillance for shigellosis and demographic variability in FoodNet sites, 1996-1999

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Shiferaw, Beletshachew ^a   Shallow, Sue ^b   Marcus, Ruthanne ^c   Segler, Suzanne ^d   Soderlund, Dana ^f   Hardnett, Felicia P ^e   Van Gilder, Thomas ^e  

^a Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology   (United States)

^b CA Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^c CT Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^d Georgia Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD POISONING; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION SERVICE; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FOOD POISONING; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION SERVICES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142642312     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381584     Document Type: Review

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