Gram-positive Rod Surveillance for Early Anthrax Detection

Autor: Elizabeth M. Begier, Nancy L. Barrett, Patricia A. Mshar, David G. Johnson, James L. Hadler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 9, Pp 1483-1486 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1109.041013
Popis: Connecticut established telephone-based gram-positive rod (GPR) reporting primarily to detect inhalational anthrax cases more quickly. From March to December 2003, annualized incidence of blood isolates was 21.3/100,000 persons; reports included 293 Corynebacterium spp., 193 Bacillus spp., 73 Clostridium spp., 26 Lactobacillus spp., and 49 other genera. Around-the-clock GPR reporting has described GPR epidemiology and enhanced rapid communication with clinical laboratories.
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