Report and analysis of a scarlet fever outbreak among adults through food-borne transmission in China

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 419-424

  Yang, Shi Gui ^a,b   Dong, Hong Jun ^c   Li, Fu Rong ^d   Xie, Shu Yun ^b   Cao, Hong Cui ^a   Xia, Shi Chang ^b   Yu, Zhao ^b   Li, Lan Juan ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c NINGBO MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program   (China)

Author keywords

Adults; Food borne transmission; Logistic regression; Outbreak; Risk factors; Scarlet fever

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SCARLET FEVER; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONGUE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; RISK FACTORS; SCARLET FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONGUE;

EID: 35448972985     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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