Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005
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...
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| author | Tsung-Hsi Wang Kuo-Chen Wei Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang Chan-Hsian Chiu Shan-Chwen Chang Jung-Der Wang |
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| 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%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c68abf526924b6f8f6391185594422a2022-12-21T22:49:33ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-10-0114101653165510.3201/eid1410.061587Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005Tsung-Hsi WangKuo-Chen WeiDonald Dah-Shyong JiangChan-Hsian ChiuShan-Chwen ChangJung-Der WangWe 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%).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/06-1587_articleCause of deathautopsyTaiwaninfectionbacteriaviruses |
| spellingShingle | Tsung-Hsi Wang Kuo-Chen Wei Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang Chan-Hsian Chiu Shan-Chwen Chang Jung-Der Wang Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 Emerging Infectious Diseases Cause of death autopsy Taiwan infection bacteria viruses |
| title | Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 |
| title_full | Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 |
| title_fullStr | Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 |
| title_short | Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 |
| title_sort | unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause taiwan 2000 2005 |
| topic | Cause of death autopsy Taiwan infection bacteria viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/06-1587_article |
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