Colonization with enteroadherent, enterotoxigenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli among day-care center attendees in New Orleans, Louisiana

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1159-1162

  Oberhelman, Richard A ^a,b   Laborde, Danielle ^a   Mera, Robertino ^c   Starszak, Elizabeth ^b   Saunders, Phyllis ^a   Mirza, Ayesha ^b   Bessinger, G Todd ^a   Hull, Anne ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Day care center; Diarrhea; Enteroadherent; Enteroaggregative; Enterohemorrhagic; Enterotoxigenic; Escherichia coli infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOUISIANA; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032424884     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199812000-00012     Document Type: Article

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