Use of primary care data for detecting impetigo trends, United Kingdom, 1995-2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1646-1648

  Shallcross, Laura J ^a   Petersen, Irene ^a   Rosenthal, Joe ^a   Johnson, Anne M ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^a   Hayward, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; READ CODE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPETIGO; PRIMARY CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FUSIDIC ACID; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INFANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84884264198     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1910.130433     Document Type: Article

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