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Non‐O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>Infections in the United States, 1983–2002
19 Sept 2005
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BACKGROUND: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is a well-recognized cause of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Non-O157 STEC contribute to this burden of illness but have been underrecognized as a result of diagnostic limitations and inadequate surveillance. METHODS: Between 1983 and 2002, 43 state public health laboratories submitted 940 human non-O157 STEC isolates from...
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