European journal of clinical microbiologyinfectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 21(11)
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0934-9723
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The present study was conducted between October 1996 and October 1998 to estimate the frequency of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli among outpatients with diarrhoea in Switzerland. Among 3,041 subjects studied, 16 (0.5%) verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infections were identified. Eleven cases were in infants and children