Vero cytotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in dairy farm families

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1021-1027

  Wilson, Jeffrey B ^a   Clarke, Robert C ^b   Renwick, Shane A ^b   Rahn, Kris ^b   Johnson, Roger P ^b   Karmali, Mohamed A ^b   Lior, Hermy ^b   Alves, David ^b   Gyles, Carlton L ^b   Sandhu, Kulbir S ^b   McEwen, Scott A ^b   Spika, John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERO CELL;

EID: 19244362661     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.5.1021     Document Type: Article

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