Waterborne epidemic outbreak of Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis in Santa Maria de Palautordera, Catalonia, Spain

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 598-604

  Arias Varela, C ^a   Sala, M R ^a   Dominguez A ^b   Bartolome R ^c   Benavente, A ^c   Veciana, P ^d   Pedrol, A ^d   Hoyo, G ^e   Sobrino, J ^f   Pallares M ^f   Soriano, A ^f   Valls, E ^f   Mate, X ^g   Guimera F ^g   Pascual, A ^h   Casajuna, N ^h   Casals, R ^h   Eritja, R ^h   Codina, G ^c   Tortola M T ^c   Vila, G ⁱ   Ferrer, M D ⁱ   Isern, A M ⁱ   Guardia, C ^j   Marti C ^k   Cardenosa N ^f   Salleras, L ^f   more..

^a Epidemiological Surveillance Unit Central Region   (Spain)

^b Publich Health Agency of Catalonia   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d Department of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia   (Spain)

^e Catalan Health Institute   (Spain)

^f Territorial Services of Health ^*  (Spain)

^g Sant Celoni Hospital   (Spain)

^h Territorial Services of Health   (Spain)

ⁱ AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^j Dr Robert Laboratory   (Spain)

^k Microbiological Service of Granollers General Hospital   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646141618     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005121     Document Type: Article

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