A novel serotype of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) as a major pathogen in an outbreak of infantile diarrhoea

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1123-1125

  Barlow, Robert S ^a,d   Hirst, R G ^a   Norton, R E ^b   Ashhurst Smith, C ^b   Bettelheim, K A ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; HUMAN; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0032804876     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-12-1123     Document Type: Article

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