Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni outbreak in a middle school in Incheon, Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1595-1600

  Yu, Jun Hwan ^a   Kim, Na Yeon ^b   Cho, Nam Gue ^c   Kim, Jung Hee ^c   Kang, Young Ah ^d   Lee, Ha Gyung ^d  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Institute of Public Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^d Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Disease outbreaks; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHICKEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 78449273658     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1595     Document Type: Article

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