Changing epidemiology of yersinia enterocolitica infections: Markedly decreased rates in young black children, foodborne diseases active surveillance network (foodnet), 1996-2009

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages

  Ong, Kanyin L ^a   Gould, L Hannah ^a   Chen, Daniel L ^a   Jones, Timothy F ^b   Scheftel, Joni ^c   Webb, Tameka Hayes ^d   Mody, Rajal K ^a   Mahon, Barbara E ^a  

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

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861078230     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis053     Document Type: Article

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