Contact with farming environment as a major risk factor for Shiga toxin (Vero cytotoxin)-producing Escherichia coli 0157 infection in humans

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1049-1051

  O'Brien, Sarah J ^a   Adak, Goutam K ^a   Gilham, Clare ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0035194034     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0706.010626     Document Type: Article

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