Escherichia coli O157:H7, an emerging gastrointestinal pathogen. Results of a one-year, prospective, population-based study.

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Published in JAMA on June 24, 1988

Authors

K L MacDonald1, M J O'Leary, M L Cohen, P Norris, J G Wells, E Noll, J M Kobayashi, P A Blake

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1: Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

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