Incidence of E. coli O157:H7 and other enteropathogens in a Spanish hospital

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-304

  López, Alicia Gómez ^a   Zazo, José Luis Coperías ^a   Díaz, Rosa Díez ^a   De Guevara, Concepción Ladrón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bloody diarrhea; Enteropathogen; Escherichia coli 0157:H7; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES CULTURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN;

EID: 0343963019     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007607020841     Document Type: Article

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