Prolonged fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during an outbreak at a day care center

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 835-836

  Hoffman, Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 19244364583     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.835     Document Type: Article

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