Acute gastrointestinal illness in New Zealand: Information from a survey of community and hospital laboratories

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1307, 2009, Pages 48-54

  Lake, Rob ^a   King, Nicola ^a   Sexton, Kerry ^b   Bridgewater, Philippa ^c   Campbell, Donald ^d  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Aotea Pathology Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 73549090136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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