An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections and haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with consumption of unpasteurized apple cider

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Hilborn, E D ^a,e   Mshar, P A ^b   Fiorentino, T R ^c   Dembek, Z F ^b   Barrett, T J ^d   Howard, R T ^b   Cartter, M L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CDC   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PASTEURIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033975130     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003258     Document Type: Article

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