Age- and Influenza Activity-Stratified Case Definitions of Influenza-Like Illness: Experience from Hospital-Based Influenza Surveillance in South Korea

Tae Un Yang; Hee Jin Cheong; Joon Young Song; Jin Soo Lee; Seong-Heon Wie; Young Keun Kim; Won Suk Choi; Jacob Lee; Hye Won Jeong; Woo Joo Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084873

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Age- and Influenza Activity-Stratified Case Definitions of Influenza-Like Illness: Experience from Hospital-Based Influenza Surveillance in South Korea

Tae Un Yang,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Asian Pacific Influenza Institute (APII), Seoul, Korea
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Hee Jin Cheong,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Asian Pacific Influenza Institute (APII), Seoul, Korea
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Joon Young Song,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Asian Pacific Influenza Institute (APII), Seoul, Korea
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Jin Soo Lee,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Seong-Heon Wie,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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Young Keun Kim,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Won Suk Choi,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Asian Pacific Influenza Institute (APII), Seoul, Korea
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Jacob Lee,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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Hye Won Jeong,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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Woo Joo Kim

* E-mail: wjkim@medimail.co.kr

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Asian Pacific Influenza Institute (APII), Seoul, Korea
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Age- and Influenza Activity-Stratified Case Definitions of Influenza-Like Illness: Experience from Hospital-Based Influenza Surveillance in South Korea

Tae Un Yang,
Hee Jin Cheong,
Joon Young Song,
Jin Soo Lee,
Seong-Heon Wie,
Young Keun Kim,
Won Suk Choi,
Jacob Lee,
Hye Won Jeong,
Woo Joo Kim

Published: January 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084873

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