Population
205 childhood aseptic meningitis cases, 116 hand-foot-mouth disease cases, and 170 non-enteroviral disease…
Comparison
Exposure to risk factors including unboiled… vs Non-enteroviral disease controls and non-hazard…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports contact precautions in pediatric AM/HFMD; leaves open causal transmission routes pending prospective confirmation.
Person-to-person contact and contaminated water are likely the principal modes of transmission for childhood aseptic meningitis and hand-foot-mouth disease.
Park et al. (2010) studied this question.
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