How can patients and their physicians contribute to an outbreak investigation? Experiences from a nationwide listeriosis outbreak in Switzerland

How can patients and their physicians contribute to an outbreak investigation? Experiences from a nationwide listeriosis outbreak in Switzerland

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES: Gathering patient information to contain an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes is difficult because of the patients’ severe illness or death. Extending the range of interviewees to acquire epidemiological data can thus be important to maximise information....

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Main Authors: Sabine Kiefer, Kerstin Kling, Roger Stephan, Martin W. Bratschi, Marianne Jost, Philipp Justus Bless, Claudia Schmutz, Daniel Mäusezahl, Kaspar Wyss, Mirjam Mäusezahl-Feuz, Christoph Hatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2016-11-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
foodborne pathogens
information
interviews
Listeria monocytogenes
listeriosis
outbreak investigation
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2244

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