Isolation of Shiga-like toxin producing Escherichia coli (O157 and non-O157) in a community hospital

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-72

  Park, Choong H ^a   Gates, Kirsten M ^a   Vandel, Nancy M ^a   Hixon, Deborah L ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030265674     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(96)00180-0     Document Type: Article

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