Primary and secondary cases in <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Within outbreaks of <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157 (<it>E. coli </it>O157), at least 10–15% of cases are thought to have been acquired by secondary transmission. However, there has been little systematic quant...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/144 |