Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 and other VTEC from human infections in England and Wales: 1995-1998

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-142

  Willshaw, G A ^a   Cheasty, T ^a   Smith, H R ^a   O'Brien, S J ^a   Adak, G K ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; VEROTOXIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035150403     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-2-135     Document Type: Article

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