Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000-2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1653-1655

  Wang, Tsung Hsi ^a   Wei, Kuo Chen ^b   Jiang, Donald Dah Shyong ^a   Chiu, Chan Hsian ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^c   Wang, Jung Der ^c,d  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; RICKETTSIA; SCREENING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 54249155980     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1410.061587     Document Type: Article

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