Short- and Long-term Effects of Bacterial Gastrointestinal Infections

During 1997–2004, microbiologically confirmed gastrointestinal infections were reported for 101,855 patients in Sweden. Among patients who had Salmonella infection (n = 34,664), we found an increased risk for aortic aneurysm (standardized incidence ratio [SIR] 6.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.1–1...

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Main Authors: Anders Ternhag, Anna Törner, Åke Svensson, Karl Ekdahl, Johan Giesecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0524_article