Sporadic STEC O157 infection: Secondary household transmission in Wales

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 657-661

  Parry, Sharon M ^a   Salmon, Roland L ^b  

^a Welsh Comb Centres for Pub Health   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN; VEROTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031759624     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980419     Document Type: Review

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