June 1, 2011

Characterization of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China between 2008 and 2009.

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Population

Hand, foot, and mouth disease cases reported to the National Infectious Disease Information Management…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

1 year (May 2008 to April 2009)

Authors

JZJing ZhangChina People's Public Security University WZWeidong ZhangChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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Implication

Concentrated burden in children <5 years with EV71 driving severe cases supports targeted surveillance; leaves open prospective trials of prevention strategies.

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Population

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported to the National Infectious Disease Information Management System database in China between May 2008 and April 2009

Outcome

Epidemiological and clinical features, incidence, mortality, and etiology of HFMD

The 2008-2009 HFMD epidemic in China predominantly affected young rural children and was largely driven by EV71 infections, which were associated with severe and fatal outcomes.

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Zhang et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e06e16bb6a3a5bcac8577 https://doi.org/10.3967/0895-3988.2011.03.002

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Implication

Concentrated burden in children <5 years with EV71 driving severe cases supports targeted surveillance; leaves open prospective trials of prevention strategies.

Characterization of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China between 2008 and 2009.

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Characterization of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China between 2008 and 2009.

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Structured PICO

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