Escherichia coli o157 infection and secondary spread, Scotland, 1999-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 524-527

  Locking, Mary E ^a   Pollock, Kevin G J ^a   Allison, Lesley J ^b   Rae, Linda ^a   Hanson, Mary F ^b   Cowden, John M ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish E coli O157/VTEC Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952336112     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1703.100167     Document Type: Article

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