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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1653-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1410.061587.

Authors

Tsung-Hsi Wang¹, Kuo-Chen Wei, Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang, Chan-Hsian Chiu, Shan-Chwen Chang, Jung-Der Wang

Affiliation

¹ Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.

Abstract

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%).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Communicable Diseases / epidemiology*
Communicable Diseases / mortality*
Communicable Diseases / transmission
Critical Illness / epidemiology
Critical Illness / mortality
Humans
Infection Control
Population Surveillance
Taiwan / epidemiology