Human Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Escherichia albertii, Japan

Human Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Escherichia albertii, Japan

Although Escherichia albertii is an emerging intestinal pathogen, it has been associated only with sporadic human infections. In this study, we determined that a human gastroenteritis outbreak at a restaurant in Japan had E. albertii as the major causative agent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tadasuke Ooka, Eisuke Tokuoka, Masato Furukawa, Tetsuya Nagamura, Yoshitoshi Ogura, Kokichi Arisawa, Seiya Harada, Tetsuya Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Escherichia albertii
bacteria
outbreak
human gastroenteritis
Japan
enteric infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0646_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0646_article

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