title: Unexplained deaths and critical illnesses of suspected infectious cause, Taiwan, 2000-2005.
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%).
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsung-Hsi
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kuo-Chen
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Donald Dah-Shyong
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Chan-Hsian
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Shan-Chwen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jung-Der
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology