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Primary and secondary cases in Escherichia coli O157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis

BACKGROUND: Within outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli O157), at least 10–15% of cases are thought to have been acquired by secondary transmission. However, there has been little systematic quantification or characterisation of secondary outbreak cases worldwide. The aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales: Snedeker, Kate G, Shaw, Darren J, Locking, Mary E, Prescott, Robin J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-144