Human Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Escherichia albertii, Japan

Ooka, Tadasuke; Tokuoka, Eisuke; Furukawa, Masato; Nagamura, Tetsuya; Ogura, Yoshitoshi; Arisawa, Kokichi; Harada, Seiya; Hayashi, Tetsuya

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Human Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Escherichia albertii, Japan

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Jan 2013
By Ooka, Tadasuke ; Tokuoka, Eisuke ; Furukawa, Masato ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ooka, Tadasuke ; Tokuoka, Eisuke ; Furukawa, Masato ; Nagamura, Tetsuya ; Ogura, Yoshitoshi ; Arisawa, Kokichi ; Harada, Seiya ; Hayashi, Tetsuya
Description:

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.
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Adhesins, Bacterial Bacterial Typing Techniques Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Enterobacteriaceae Infections Escherichia Escherichia Coli Escherichia Coli Proteins Food Contamination Food Microbiology Gastroenteritis Humans Phylogeny Sequence Analysis, DNA
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(1):144-146.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Japan
Location:

Asia
Volume:

19
Issue:

1
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:1a198a664d617247bc6f7c149f7be79b79244b96f38738a074ddbd17ca085339
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