Outbreak investigation and epidemiology - from practice to science - .

Authors	C.J.P.A. Hoebe
Supervisors	R.A. Coutinho F. Sturmans
Award date	12-11-2004
ISBN	9076523118 9789076523118
Number of pages	127
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Infectieziekten
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CHAPTER 1 General introduction: Characteristics of outbreaks, infectious disease control and outbreak investigation CHAPTER 2 A primary school classroom outbreak of scarlet fever, impetigo and pharyngitis caused by the same Streptococcus pyogenes M4T4-type CHAPTER 3 Confirmation of an outbreak of parvovirus B19 in a primary school using IgM ELISA and PCR on thumb prick blood samples CHAPTER 4 Space-time cluster analysis of invasive meningococcal disease; assessing the public health implications of apparent outbreaks CHAPTER 5 Norovirus outbreak among primary school children who had played in a recreational water fountain CHAPTER 6 Cold tap water as a source of fatal nosocomial pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a rehabilitation centre CHAPTER 7 Controlling an alleged outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Dutch nursing home CHAPTER 8 General discussion: The investigation and control of outbreaks requires improvement Manuscripts upon which the work in this thesis is based Summary Samenvatting Acknowledgements Bibliography Stellingen behorende bij het proefschrift Cover
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