Enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 192-196

  Kuntz, Tracey B ^a   Kuntz, Sean T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0032704676     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(99)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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