Listeriosis, Taiwan, 1996–2008

Huang, Yu-Tsung; Liao, Chun-Hsing; Yang, Chia-Jui; Teng, Lee-Jene; Wang, Jin-Town; Hsueh, Po-Ren

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Listeriosis, Taiwan, 1996–2008

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By Huang, Yu-Tsung ; Liao, Chun-Hsing ; Yang, Chia-Jui ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Huang, Yu-Tsung ; Liao, Chun-Hsing ; Yang, Chia-Jui ; Teng, Lee-Jene ; Wang, Jin-Town ; Hsueh, Po-Ren
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During 1996-2008, a total of 48 patients with listeriosis were identified at a Taiwan hospital. Average annual incidence increased from 0.029 to 0.118 cases per 1,000 admissions before and after January 2005. Serotype 1/2b predominated; serotype 4b emerged since 2004. Food monitoring and disease surveillance systems could help control listeriosis in Taiwan.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Bacteremia Bacteria Child Child, Preschool Clustering Dispatch Female Humans Incidence Infant Listeria Listeria Monocytogenes Listeriosis Male Middle Aged Serotyping Taiwan Young Adult Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1731-1733.
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17
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9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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