The Isolation Rate of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in Toronto and Surrounding Communities

Verocytotoxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli, most often serotype 0157:H7, have been associated with both sporadic and epidemic diarrheal disease in Canada. In order to determine the isolation rate of E coli 0157:H7 in outpatients with diarrhea, all stool specimens submitted for culture to Me...

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Main Authors: Andrew E Simor, Christine Watt, Donald E Low
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/583209