Risk factors for sporadic infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-208

  Mead, Paul S ^a,c   Finclli, Lyn ^b   Lambert Fair, Mary A ^a   Champ, Deborah ^a   Townes, John ^a   Hutwagner, Lori ^a   Barrett, Timothy ^a   Spitalny, Kenneth ^b   Mintz, Eric ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b New Jersey Department of Health   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031027489     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.2.204     Document Type: Article

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