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Escherichia coli and community-acquired gastroenteritis, Melbourne, Australia.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2004
Robins-Browne Roy M, Bordun Anne-Marie, Tauschek Marija, Bennett-Wood Vicki R, Russell Jacinta, Oppedisano Frances, Lister Nicole A, Bettelheim Karl A, Fairley Christopher K, Sinclair Martha I, Hellard Margaret E
Abstract excerpt
As part of a study to determine the effects of water filtration on the incidence of community-acquired gastroenteritis in Melbourne, Australia, we examined fecal samples from patients with gastroenteritis and asymptomatic persons for diarrheagenic strains of Escherichia coli. Atypical strains of enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) were the most frequently identified pathogens of all bacterial, viral, and parasitic...
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