The surveillance of vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in Wales, 1990 to 1998.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chalmers, R. M. ; Parry, S. M. ; Salmon, R. L. ; Smith, R. M. ; Willshaw, G. A. ; Cheasty, T.
• Description:
  Population-based surveillance for Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 has been carried out in Wales since 1990. The annual incidence has remained stable during the 9-year period (mean: 1.6 cases per 100,000 population); the rate is highest in children younger than 5 years of age. Blood in the stool is reported in fewer than half the cases, indicating the importance of screening all fecal specimens for VTEC O157.
• Subjects:
  Abdominal Pain Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Bacterial Toxins Child Child, Preschool Coliphages Diarrhea Escherichia Coli Infections Escherichia Coli O157 Female Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Humans Incidence Infant Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Shiga Toxin 1 Shiga Toxin 2

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(4):566-569.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Wales
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5c9e2e567f70b39126833b3490da1baec5cde9e0df38b02a619bce7c33cf0266
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14888/cdc_14888_DS1.pdf
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