Vibrio vulnificus infection reporting on death certificates: the invisible impact of an often fatal infection

This study assessed accuracy of (a) recording Vibrio vulnificus infection on death certificates and (b) International Classification of Disease (ICD)-9 codes for V. vulnificus. Patients with microbiologically confirmed V. vulnificus infection were identified as part of co-ordinated surveillance in f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 1997-06, Vol.118 (3), p.221-225
Hauptverfasser:	BANATVALA, N., HLADY, W. G., RAY, B. J., McFARLAND, L. M., THOMPSON, S., TAUXE, R. V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Causes of death Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Death Death Certificates Epidemiology Forensic medicine Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases International Statistical Classification of Diseases Medical sciences Miscellaneous Mortality Population Surveillance Preventive medicine Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Surveillance United States Vibrio - classification Vibrio Infections - mortality
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