Risk factors for sporadic Yersinia enterocolitica infections, Germany 2009-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1738-1747

  Rosner, B M ^a   Stark, K ^a   Hohle M ^a   Werber, D ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infectious disease epidemiology; Yersinia enterocolitica; zoonotic foodborne diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAW MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865453657     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002664     Document Type: Article

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