Dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak detection and investigation, Minnesota 2000-2008

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1430-1438

  Rounds, J M ^a   Boxrud, D J ^a   Jawahir, S L ^a   Smith, K E ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; foodborne infections; outbreaks; pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MINNESOTA; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84863906034     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002330     Document Type: Article

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