Cat-Scratch Disease—Connecticut, 1992–1993

Cat-Scratch Disease—Connecticut, 1992–1993

A prospective population-based surveillance system was established to characterize the epidemiology of cat-scratch disease (CSD) among residents of Connecticut who were reported to the state health department with a diagnosis of suspected CSD. During 1992 and 1993, 246 persons met the case definitio...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1995-08, Vol.172 (2), p.570-573
Hauptverfasser: Hamilton, Douglas H., Zangwill, Kenneth M., Hadler, James L., Cartter, Matthew L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bacterial diseases
Bartonella
Bartonella - immunology
Bartonellosis
Biological and medical sciences
Cat scratch fever
Cat-Scratch Disease - epidemiology
Cat-Scratch Disease - immunology
Cat-Scratch Disease - microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Concise Communications
Connecticut - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Lymph Nodes - immunology
Lymph Nodes - microbiology
Lymphatic diseases
Male
Medical diagnostic tests
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pediatrics
Physicians
Population Surveillance
Preventive medicine
Prospective Studies
Surveillance
Symptoms
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Zusammenfassung:A prospective population-based surveillance system was established to characterize the epidemiology of cat-scratch disease (CSD) among residents of Connecticut who were reported to the state health department with a diagnosis of suspected CSD. During 1992 and 1993, 246 persons met the case definition, for an average statewide annual incidence of 3.7/100,000 persons. The median age of patients with CSD was 14 years (range, 1–64), and 52% were female. The age-specific attack rate was highest among persons
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/172.2.570