Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 associated with romaine lettuce consumption, 2011.

Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 associated with romaine lettuce consumption, 2011.

BACKGROUND: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is the causal agent for more than 96,000 cases of diarrheal illness and 3,200 infection-attributable hospitalizations annually in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We defined a confirmed case as a compatible illness in a perso...

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Main Authors: Rachel B Slayton, George Turabelidze, Sarah D Bennett, Colin A Schwensohn, Anna Q Yaffee, Faisal Khan, Cindy Butler, Eija Trees, Tracy L Ayers, Marjorie L Davis, Alison S Laufer, Stephen Gladbach, Ian Williams, Laura B Gieraltowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3563629?pdf=render

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