title: Timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in 6 US states.
abstract: We reviewed timeline information for a sample of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7 cases and all confirmed foodborne outbreaks reported in 6 states during 2002. Increasing the timeliness of case follow-up, molecular subtyping, and linkage of results are critical to reducing delays in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. hedbe005@umn.edu
authors.forename: Craig W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hedberg
authors.forename: Jesse F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Greenblatt
authors.forename: Bela T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Matyas
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemmings
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Skibicki
authors.forename: Arthur P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011634:Public Health; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012760:Shigella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology