Toxin genotypes and plasmid profiles as determinants of systemic sequelae in Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.

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Published in J Infect Dis on December 01, 1989

Authors

S M Ostroff1, P I Tarr, M A Neill, J H Lewis, N Hargrett-Bean, J M Kobayashi

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1: Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

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