Investigating the link between the presence of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and infectious intestinal disease in the United kingdom, 1993 to 1996 and 2008 to 2009

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 37, 2013, Pages

  Chattaway, M A ^a   Harris, R ^a   Jenkins, C ^a   Tam, C ^b   Coia, J E ^c   Gray, J ^d   Iturriza Gomara, M ^e   Wain, J ^a,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Salmonella Shigella and Clostridium difficile Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NOROVIRUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884230646     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.37.20582     Document Type: Article

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