Enteroaggregative and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among isolates from patients with diarrhea in Austria

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-212

  Presterl, E ^a   Nadrchal, R ^a   Wolf, D ^b   Rotter, M ^a   Hirschl, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0032729225     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050261     Document Type: Article

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