Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with raw milk consumption in the Pacific Northwest

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Denny, Justin ^a,d   Bhat, Maya ^b   Eckmann, K ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 45749153759     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2007.0072     Document Type: Article

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