Evaluation of surveillance methods for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 770-773

  Lesher, Lindsey ^a   DeVries, Aaron ^a,b   Danila, Richard ^a   Lynfield, Ruth ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MINNESOTA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 66149118970     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.080826     Document Type: Article

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