Endemically acquired foodborne outbreak of enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O169:H41

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168.e7-168.e10

  Devasia, Rose A ^a,b   Jones, Timothy F ^a,c   Ward, Jennifer ^d   Stafford, Lila ^d   Hardin, Henrietta ^a   Bopp, Cheryl ^e   Beatty, Mark ^e   Mintz, Eric ^e   Schaffner, William ^c  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Memphis and Shelby Co Hlth Dept   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic; E. coli O169:H41; Enterotoxigenic E. coli; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROTYPE; VOMITING;

EID: 31444439628     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.063     Document Type: Article

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