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1990 Case DefinitionThe 1990 case definition appearing on this page was re-published in the 1997 MMWR Recommendations and Reports titled Case Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health Surveillance [MMWR 1997;46(RR10)] (available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047449.htm). Thus, the 1990 and 1997 versions of the case definition are identical. Clinical descriptionAn infection that may result in diarrheal illness of variable severity Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Case classificationProbable: a clinically compatible case that is epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case Confirmed: a case that is laboratory confirmed CommentOnly confirmed cases are reported to the laboratory-based surveillance system managed by the Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC. |
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