Characterisation of strains of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolated during the infectious intestinal disease study in England

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1125-1130

  Wilson, A ^a   Evans, J ^a   Chart, Henrik ^a   Cheasty, T ^a   Wheeler, J G ^b   Tompkins, D ^c   Smith, H R ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Leeds Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enteroaggregative; Escherichia coli; Infectious intestinal disease

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; FURAZOLIDONE; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036906492     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021224915322     Document Type: Article

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