Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wang, Tsung-Hsi ; Wei, Kuo-Chen ; Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong ; Chiu, Chan-Hsian ; Chang, Shan-Chwen ; Wang, Jung-Der ; Wang, Tsung-Hsi ; Wei, Kuo-Chen ; Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong ; Chiu, Chan-Hsian ; Chang, Shan-Chwen ; Wang, Jung-Der
• Description:
  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%).
• Subjects:
  Autopsy Bacteria Cause Of Death Communicable Diseases Critical Illness Dispatch Humans Infection Infection Control Population Surveillance Taiwan Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(10):1653-1655 ; Emerg Infect Dis. 14(10):1653-1655
• Pubmed ID:
  18826839
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2609874
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:361ca410e3556cb8d16b05ace95ae522dda0a3d785d279f7ef97f6cd5bfd00ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3172/cdc_3172_DS1.pdf
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