Travel-related imported infections in Europe, EuroTravNet 2009

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 468-474

  Odolini, S ^a   Parola, P ^b   Gkrania Klotsas, E ^c   Caumes, E ^d   Schlagenhauf, P ^e   Lopez Velez R ^f   Burchard, G D ^g   Santos O'Connor, F ^h   Weld, L ⁱ   von Sonnenburg, F ^j   Field, V ^k   de Vries, P ^l   Jensenius, M ^m   Loutan, L ⁿ   Castelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^h Scientific Advice Unit   (Sweden)

ⁱ ISTM/GeoSentinel Statician Consultant   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^k InterHealth Worldwide and National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)   (United Kingdom)

^l ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁿ GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Europe; Imported diseases; Surveillance; Travel; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHIKUNGUNYA; DENGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SPAIN; SUDAN; TRAVEL; TRAVEL ASSOCIATED INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

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EID: 84857192634     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03596.x     Document Type: Article

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