An epidemic of bloody diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 emerging in Cameroon?

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Cunin, P. ; Tedjouka, E. ; Germani, Y. ; Ncharre, C. ; Bercion, R. ; Morvan, J. ; Martin, P. M.
• Description:
  Between November 1997 and April 20, 1998, bloody diarrhea sickened 298 persons in Cameroon. Laboratory investigation of the epidemic (case-fatality rate, 16.4%) documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S. boydii, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. We report the first isolation of E. coli O157:H7 in Cameroon and the second series of cases in the Central African region.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Diarrhea Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Microbial Escherichia Coli Infections Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(2):285-290.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cameroon
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3f51f8bc7566c3ee0304e0b52265b824f2e9e97e64bbaff606619483e35d9b9b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14820/cdc_14820_DS1.pdf
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