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Risk Factors for Sporadic Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections in Children, Argentina

We evaluated risk factors for sporadic Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection among children in Argentina. We conducted a prospective case–control study in 2 sites and enrolled 150 case-patients and 299 controls. The median age of case-patients was 1.8 years; 58% were girls. Serotyp...

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Autores principales: Rivas, Marta, Sosa-Estani, Sergio, Rangel, Josefa, Caletti, Maria G., Vallés, Patricia, Roldán, Carlos D., Balbi, Laura, Marsano de Mollar, Maria C., Amoedo, Diego, Miliwebsky, Elizabeth, Chinen, Isabel, Hoekstra, Robert M., Mead, Paul, Griffin, Patricia M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071050