Prolonged shedding of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli [5]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-

  Kuusi, Markku ^a   Eklund, Marjut ^a   Siitonen, Anja ^a   Virkki, Maria ^b   Tarkka, Eveliina ^c   Häkkinen, Päivi ^d   Mäkelä, Rauli ^e  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^d Municipal Health Centre   (Finland)

^e Antioxidant Private Clinic   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SHIGA TOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847380649     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000256733.22690.4d     Document Type: Letter

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