Swimming-associated haemorrhagic colitis due to Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection: Evidence of prolonged contamination of a fresh water lake

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Ackman, D ^a,b,c   Marks, S ^d   Mack, P ^d   Caldwell, M ^d   Root, T ^e   Birkhead, G ^c,f  

^a Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Dutchess County Department of Health   (United States)

^e WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWIMMING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030813002     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026889700770X     Document Type: Article

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