Reptile-associated salmonellosis in preschool-aged children in Michigan, January 2001-June 2003

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 687-691

  Wells, Eden V ^a,c   Boulton, Matthew ^a,b   Hall, William ^b   Bidol, Sally A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; REPTILES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444286008     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423002     Document Type: Article

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