An outbreak of E. coli O157 associated with a swimming pool: An unusual vehicle of transmission

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 989-992

  Verma, Arpana ^a,b   Bolton, F J ^c   Fiefield, D ^b   Lamb, P ^d   Woloschin, E ^d   Smith, N ^d   McCann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Greater Manchester Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RECREATION; SWIMMING POOL; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FECES; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 34748918850     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807007947     Document Type: Article

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