Journal article
Sporadic occurrence of hemorrhagic colitis associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Newfoundland.
Abstract
During a 9-month period in 1984, 113 fecal samples obtained from 92 patients with diarrheal illness were cultured for Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 to determine the occurrence of this agent in diarrheal illness in Newfoundland. E. coli O157:H7 was isolated in almost pure culture from 12 stool specimens obtained from 7 (15%) of the 47 patients who had grossly bloody diarrhea; none of the 12 yielded any of the usual enteric pathogens. The …
Authors
Ratnam S; March SB
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 134, No. 1, pp. 43–49
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
ISSN
0820-3946