Giuseppe
Emeritus
DOI: 10.3201/eid1410.061587
Suggested citation for this article: Wang T-H, Wei K-C, Jiiang DD, Chiu C-H, Chang S-C, Wang J-D. Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000?2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct; [Epub ahead of print]
Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000?2005
Tsung-Hsi Wang, Kuo-Chen Wei, Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang, Chan-Hsian Chiu, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Jung-Der Wang
Author affiliations: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-H. Wang; D.D. Jiang, C.-H. Chiu); Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan (K.-C. Wei); ?College of Medicine of the National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-C. Chang, J.-D. Wang); and College of Public Health of the National Taiwan University, Taipei (J.-D. Wang)
We report 5 years? surveillance data from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control on unexplained deaths and critical illnesses suspected of being caused by infection.
A total of 130 cases were reported; the incidence rate was 0.12 per 100,000 person-years; and infectious causes were identified for 81 cases (62%).
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http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/10/pdfs/06-1587.pdf
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Suggested citation for this article: Wang T-H, Wei K-C, Jiiang DD, Chiu C-H, Chang S-C, Wang J-D. Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000?2005. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct; [Epub ahead of print]
Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000?2005
Tsung-Hsi Wang, Kuo-Chen Wei, Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang, Chan-Hsian Chiu, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Jung-Der Wang
Author affiliations: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan (T.-H. Wang; D.D. Jiang, C.-H. Chiu); Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan (K.-C. Wei); ?College of Medicine of the National Taiwan University, Taipei (S.-C. Chang, J.-D. Wang); and College of Public Health of the National Taiwan University, Taipei (J.-D. Wang)
We report 5 years? surveillance data from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control on unexplained deaths and critical illnesses suspected of being caused by infection.
A total of 130 cases were reported; the incidence rate was 0.12 per 100,000 person-years; and infectious causes were identified for 81 cases (62%).
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http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/10/pdfs/06-1587.pdf
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