Assessment of physician knowledge and practices concerning shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli infection and enteric Illness, 2009, foodborne diseases active surveillance network (FoodNet)

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages

  Clogher, Paula ^a   Hurd, Sharon ^a   Hoefer, Dina ^b   Hadler, James L ^a   Pasutti, Lauren ^d   Cosgrove, Shaun ^e   Segler, Suzanne ^f   Tobin D'Angelo, Melissa ^f   Nicholson, Cindy ^g   Booth, Hillary ^h   Garman, Katie ⁱ   Mody, Rajal K ^c   Gould, L Hannah ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d California Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^e Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^f Georgia Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^g New Mexico Emerging Infections Program   (United States)

^h OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

ⁱ TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES CULTURE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84861029155     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis246     Document Type: Article

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