Global epidemiology of infections due to Shigella, Salmonella serotype Typhi, and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-435

  Miller, M A ^a,c   Sentz, J ^a   Rabaa, M A ^a   Mintz, E D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; VACCINE; ZINC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SANITATION; SHIGELLA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 40449108189     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880800040X     Document Type: Editorial

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