Morbidity and mortality of elderly patients with zoonotic Salmonella and Campylobacter: A population-based study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-222

  Gradel, Kim O ^a,b   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^a   Dethlefsen, Claus ^a   Kristensen, Brian ^b   Ejlertsen, Tove ^a   Nielsen, Henrik ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Campylobacter infections; Mortality; Prognosis; Risk assessment; Salmonella, food poisoning

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 50849120387     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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