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Nataro JP, Kaper JB. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1998 Jan;11(1):142-201.Full text Abstract
Kaper JB, Nataro JP, Mobley HL. Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2004 Feb;2(2):123-40.Full text Abstract
Easton L. Escherichia coli O157: occurrence, transmission and laboratory detection. Br J Biomed Sci. 1997 Mar;54(1):57-64. Abstract
American Medical Association; American Nurses Association-American Nurses Foundation; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration; Food Safety and Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture. Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 Apr 16;53(RR-4):1-33.Full text Abstract
King CK, Glass R, Bresee JS, et al. Managing acute gastroenteritis among children: oral rehydration, maintenance, and nutritional therapy. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003;52:1-16.Full text Abstract
World Health Organization. Foodborne disease outbreaks: guidelines for investigation and control. Geneva: WHO Press; 2008.Full text
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