Epidemiology of Sporadic Diarrhea Due to Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli: A Two-Year Prospective Study

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Journal Article Epidemiology of Sporadic Diarrhea Due to Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli: A Two-Year Prospective Study Get access Chik H. Pai, Chik H. Pai Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Please address requests for reprints to Dr. C. H. Pai, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Nimet Ahmed, Nimet Ahmed Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Hermy Lior, Hermy Lior Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Wendy M. Johnson, Wendy M. Johnson Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Harry V. Sims, Harry V. Sims Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Donald E. Woods Donald E. Woods Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, and Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; and the National Enteric Reference Centre, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 157, Issue 5, May 1988, Pages 1054–1057, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/157.5.1054 Published: 01 May 1988 Article history Received: 05 August 1987 Revision received: 07 December 1987 Published: 01 May 1988