Escherichia coli O157 Cluster Evaluation

We investigated a multistate cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis subtyping, using a single enzyme, suggested an epidemiologic association. An investigation and additional subtyping, however, did not support the association. Confirmation E. coli O157 cluster...

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Main Authors: Amita Gupta, Susan B. Hunter, Sally A. Bidol, Stephen Dietrich, Jennifer Kincaid, Ellen Salehi, Lisa Nicholson, Carol Ann Genese, Sarah Todd-Weinstein, Lisa Marengo, Akiko C. Kimura, John T. Brooks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0374_article