Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000-2005

Tsung Hsi Wang; Kuo Chen Wei; Donald Dah Shyong Jiang; Chan Hsian Chiu; Shan Chwen Chang; Jung Der Wang

doi:10.3201/eid1410.061587

Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000-2005

Tsung Hsi Wang, Kuo Chen Wei, Donald Dah Shyong Jiang, Chan Hsian Chiu, Shan Chwen Chang, Jung Der Wang^*

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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%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1653-1655
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.061587
State	Published - 10 2008

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