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An Outbreak of Foodborne Illness Caused by<i>Escherichia coli</i>O39:NM, an Agent Not Fitting into the Existing Scheme for Classifying Diarrheogenic<i>E. coli</i>
1 Dec 1997
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An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness with clinical and epidemiologic features of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) occurred among patrons of a restaurant during April 1991. Illnesses among several groups of patrons were characterized by diarrhea (100%) and cramps (79%-88%) lasting a median of 3-5 days. Median incubation periods ranged from 50 to 56 h. A nonmotile strain of E. coli (E. coli O39), which...
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