A large outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with a municipal water supply in Finland

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-601

  Kuusi, Mark ^a   Nuorti, J P ^a   Hanninen M L ^b   Koskela, M ^c   Jussila, V ^d   Kela, E ^a   Miettinen, I ^a   Ruutu, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Municipal Health Centre of Haukipudas   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TAP WATER; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHILD; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FECES ANALYSIS; FINLAND; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 22544469175     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805003808     Document Type: Article

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