Use of stool collection kits delivered to patients can improve confirmation of etiology in foodborne disease outbreaks

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1454-1459

  Jones, Timothy F ^a   Bulens, S H ^b,c   Gettner, S ^d   Garman, R L ^a   Vugia, D J ^e   Blythe, D ^f   Hawkins, M A ^f   Monroe, S S ^b   Angulo, F J ^b   Parashar, U D ^b  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d California Emerging Infections Prog ^*  (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Maryland Dept Hlth/Mental Hygiene   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COST; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 8744267609     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425319     Document Type: Article

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