Disease burden of selected gastrointestinal pathogens in Australia, 2010

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 176-185

  Gibney, Katherine B ^a   O'Toole, Joanne ^a   Sinclair, Martha ^a   Leder, Karin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Burden of illness; DALY; Gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE BURDEN; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GIARDIA; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOROVIRUS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIASIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84949116975     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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