Contaminated Stream Water as Source for Escherichia coli O157 Illness in Children

In May 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 infections occurred among children who had played in a stream flowing through a park. Analysis of E. coli isolates from the patients, stream water, and deer and coyote scat showed that feces from deer were the most likely source...

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Autores principales: Probert, William S., Miller, Glen M., Ledin, Katya E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28628436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170226
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description In May 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 infections occurred among children who had played in a stream flowing through a park. Analysis of E. coli isolates from the patients, stream water, and deer and coyote scat showed that feces from deer were the most likely source of contamination.
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spelling pubmed-55124842017-07-19 Contaminated Stream Water as Source for Escherichia coli O157 Illness in Children Probert, William S. Miller, Glen M. Ledin, Katya E. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter In May 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 infections occurred among children who had played in a stream flowing through a park. Analysis of E. coli isolates from the patients, stream water, and deer and coyote scat showed that feces from deer were the most likely source of contamination. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5512484/ /pubmed/28628436 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170226 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Contaminated Stream Water as Source for Escherichia coli O157 Illness in Children
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title_full_unstemmed Contaminated Stream Water as Source for Escherichia coli O157 Illness in Children
title_short Contaminated Stream Water as Source for Escherichia coli O157 Illness in Children
title_sort contaminated stream water as source for escherichia coli o157 illness in children
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28628436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170226
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