Abstract
From 1996 to 2003, 16 outbreaks of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections in the United States and on cruise ships were confirmed. E. coli serotype O169:H41 was identified in 10 outbreaks and was the only serotype in 6. This serotype was identified in 1 of 21 confirmed ETEC outbreaks before 1996.
MeSH terms
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Diarrhea / epidemiology*
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Diarrhea / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Escherichia coli / classification*
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / physiopathology
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Humans
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Naval Medicine / statistics & numerical data
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Prevalence
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Serotyping
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United States / epidemiology