University Outbreak of Calicivirus Infection Mistakenly Attributed to Shiga Toxin--Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7--Virginia, 2000.

Autor: Jiang, X., Wilton, N., Jing, E., Zhong, W., Warren, D., Rose, L., Nycum, L., Jordan, D., Gaines, G., Beyer, J., Puckett, C., Kelly, S.T., Mismas, M.Y., Patel, D., Henderson, S., Toney, D.M., Pearson, J.L., Barrett, E., Linn, M.J.
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 7/11/2001, Vol. 286 Issue 2, p162, 1p
Abstrakt: Reports on suspected cases of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 in Virginia. Specimens which tested positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kit; Details of the investigation and laboratory findings used to identify the causative agent; Need for follow-up cultures on all specimens testing positive for STEC by EIA and for submission of isolates to state laboratories; Conclusion that the outbreak was caused by a Norwalk-like virus (NLV).
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