1. Outbreak of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O26: H11 infection at a child care center in Colorado
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Tista S. Ghosh, Richard L. Vogt, Laura Gillim-Ross, Nicole A. Comstock, Julia J. Patterson, Donna S. Hite, Janine K. Bennett, Anita K. Watkins, Jennifer A. Brown, and Hugh F. Maguire
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Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Colorado ,Disease ,Asymptomatic ,Disease Outbreaks ,Cohort Studies ,fluids and secretions ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli ,Transmission (medicine) ,business.industry ,Outbreak ,Infant ,Child Day Care Centers ,Middle Aged ,Virology ,Diarrhea ,Infectious Diseases ,Relative risk ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,bacteria ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
BACKGROUND Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26:H11 is an emerging cause of disease with serious potential consequences in children. The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of O26:H11 are incompletely understood. We investigated an outbreak of O26:H11 infection among children younger than 48 months of age and employees at a child care center. METHODS Every employee at the center (n = 20) and every child
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- 2011