Clinical spectrum of shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (STEC) in adults and children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Appleman, Stephanie Simon ^a   Ascher, David ^a   Park, Choong ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli 0157; E. coli non 0157; Gastroenteritis; Shiga toxin; STEC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 59449093439     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808321901     Document Type: Article

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