Day care-related outbreaks of rhamnose-negative Shigella sonnei - Six States, June 2001-March 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 60-63

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Indexed keywords

RHAMNOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAWARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; RHAMNOSE; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SOUTH CAROLINA; VIRGINIA;

EID: 1342290298     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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