National patterns of Escherichia coli O157 infections, USA, 1996-2011

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 267-273

  Sodha, S V ^a   Heiman, K ^a,b   Gould, L H ^a   Bishop, R ^a   Iwamoto, M ^a   Swerdlow, D L ^a   Griffin, P M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; haemolytic uraemic syndrome; HUS; Shiga toxin; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND; ADOLESCENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925230676     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814000880     Document Type: Review

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