Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, New Mexico, USA, 2004-2007

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1289-1291

  Lathrop, Sarah ^a   Edge, Karen ^a   Bareta, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; RISK FACTORS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049113595     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1508.08151515     Document Type: Article

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