A prolonged outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 infections caused by commercially distributed raw milk

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 815-818

  Keene, William E ^a   Hedberg, Katrina ^b   Herriott, Donald E ^b   Hancock, Dale D ^b   McKay, Ronald W ^b   Barrett, Timothy J ^b   Fleming, David W ^b  

^a OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MILK; PASTEURIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0030853008     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517310     Document Type: Article

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