Incidence of cronobacter spp. infections, United States, 2003-2009

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1520-1523

  Patrick, Mary E ^a   Mahon, Barbara E ^a   Greene, Sharon A ^a   Rounds, Joshua ^b   Cronquist, Alicia ^c   Wymore, Katie ^d   Boothe, Effie ^e   Lathrop, Sarah ^d   Palmer, Amanda ^f   Bowen, Anna ^a  

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

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^d Tennessee Department of Health ^*

^e TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f Maryland Department of Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CRONOBACTER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRONOBACTER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906217362     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2009.140545     Document Type: Article

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