Controlled study of cytolethal distending toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in Bangladeshi children

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 717-719

  Albert, M John ^a   Faruque, Shah M ^a   Faruque, A S G ^a   Bettelheim, Karl A ^b   Neogi, P K B ^a   Bhuiyan, N A ^a   Kaper, James B ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030065104     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.717-719.1996     Document Type: Article

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