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Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections in the United States, 1983–2002 by Brooks, John T., Sowers, Evangeline G., Wells, Joy G., Greene, Katherine D., Griffin, Patricia M., Hoekstra, Robert M., Strockbine, Nancy A.

“…BackgroundShiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is a well-recognized cause of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Non-O157…”
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Seasonal abundance of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Alabama oysters by DePaola, A, Nordstrom, J.L, Bowers, J.C, Wells, J.G, Cook, D.W

“…Recent Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreaks associated with consumption of raw shellfish in the United States focused attention on the occurrence of this organism…”
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The United States National Prospective Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Study: Microbiologic, Serologic, Clinical, and Epidemiologic Findings by Banatvala, Nicholas, Griffin, Patricia M., Greene, Katherine D., Barrett, Timothy J., Bibb, William F., Green, James H., Wells, Joy G.

“…The frequency of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotypes associated with postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases among children and…”
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Enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O169:H41, United States by Beatty, Mark E, Bopp, Cheryl A, Wells, Joy G, Greene, Kathy D, Puhr, Nancy D, Mintz, Eric D

“…From 1996 to 2003, 16 outbreaks of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections in the United States and on cruise ships were confirmed. E. coli serotype…”
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Laboratory Practices for Stool-Specimen Culture for Bacterial Pathogens, Including Escherichia coli O157:H7, in the FoodNet Sites, 1995–2000 by Voetsch, Andrew C., Angulo, Frederick J., Rabatsky-Ehr, Terry, Shallow, Sue, Cassidy, Maureen, Thomas, Stephanie M., Swanson, Ellen, Zansky, Shelley M., Hawkins, Marguerite A., Jones, Timothy F., Shillam, Pamela J., Van Gilder, Thomas J., Wells, Joy G., Griffin, Patricia M.

“…In 2000, we surveyed microbiologists in 388 clinical laboratories, which tested an estimated 339,000 stool specimens in 1999, about laboratory methods and…”
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Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial Diarrhea in Rural Western Kenya by Shapiro, Roger L., Kumar, Lata, Phillips-Howard, Penny, Wells, Joy G., Adcock, Penny, Brooks, John, Ackers, Marta-Louise, Ochieng, John Benjamin, Mintz, Eric, Wahlquist, Susanne, Waiyaki, Peter, Slutsker, Laurence

“…Bacterial diarrheal diseases cause substantial morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, but data on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility…”
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Cholera in the United States, 1995–2000: Trends at the End of the Twentieth Century by Steinberg, Ellen B., Greene, Katherine D., Bopp, Cheryl A., Cameron, Daniel N., Wells, Joy G., Mintz, Eric D.

“…To evaluate recent trends in cholera in the United States, surveillance data from all cases of laboratory-confirmed toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139…”
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Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae Serogroup O141–Associated Cholera-Like Diarrhea and Bloodstream Infection in the United States by Crump, John A, Bopp, Cheryl A, Greene, Katherine D, Kubota, Kristy A, Middendorf, Rebecca L, Wells, Joy G, Mintz, Eric D

“…Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroup O141 has been associated with sporadic cholera-like diarrhea and bloodstream infection in the United States. Consumption of…”
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Salmonella-based rodenticides and public health by Painter, John A, Mølbak, Kåre, Sonne-Hansen, Jacob, Barrett, Tim, Wells, Joy G, Tauxe, Robert V

“…Several countries still permit strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, a leading cause of gastrointestinal illness in humans, to be used in rat…”
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Diarrhea Etiology in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study by Klein, Eileen J., Boster, Daniel R., Stapp, Jennifer R., Wells, Joy G., Qin, Xuan, Clausen, Carla R., Swerdlow, David L., Braden, Christopher R., Tarr, Phillip I.

“…Background. We evaluated the frequency of recovery of pathogens from children with diarrhea who presented to a pediatric emergency department and characterized…”
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Surveillance for Bacterial Diarrhea and Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural Western Kenya, 1997–2003 by Brooks, John T., Ochieng, John Benjamin, Kumar, Lata, Okoth, George, Shapiro, Roger L., Wells, Joy G., Bird, Michele, Bopp, Cheryl, Chege, Wairimu, Beatty, Mark E., Chiller, Tom, Vulule, John M., Mintz, Eric, Slutsker, Laurence

“…Background. Diarrhea is a major cause of preventable illness in sub-Saharan Africa. Although most cases of bacterial gastroenteritis do not require…”
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An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 Infection Following Exposure to a Contaminated Building by Varma, Jay K, Greene, Katherine D, Reller, Megan E, DeLong, Stephanie M, Trottier, Janine, Nowicki, Scott F, DiOrio, Mary, Koch, Elizabeth M, Bannerman, Tammy L, York, Steven T, Lambert-Fair, Mary-Ann, Wells, Joy G, Mead, Paul S

“…CONTEXT Infection with Escherichia coli O157 causes an estimated 70 000 diarrheal illnesses per year in the United States and can result in hemolytic-uremic…”
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in children with diarrhea: A prospective point-of-care study by Klein, Eileen J., Stapp, Jennifer R., Clausen, Carla R., Boster, Daniel R., Wells, Joy G., Qin, Xuan, Swerdlow, David L., Tarr, Phillip I.

“…Objective: To conduct a prospective cohort study to determine the frequency and characteristics of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)…”
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Concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections associated with parsley: implications for surveillance and control of foodborne illness by Naimi, Timothy S, Wicklund, Julie H, Olsen, Sonja J, Krause, Gerard, Wells, Joy G, Bartkus, Joanne M, Boxrud, David J, Sullivan, Maureen, Kassenborg, Heidi, Besser, John M, Mintz, Eric D, Osterholm, Michael T, Hedberg, Craig W

“…In recent years, the globalization of the food supply and the development of extensive food distribution networks have increased the risk of foodborne disease…”
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Emergence of a New Vibrio parahaemolyticus Serotype in Raw Oysters: A Prevention Quandary by Daniels, Nicholas A, Ray, Beverly, Easton, Alyssa, Marano, Nina, Kahn, Emily, McShan II, André L, Del Rosario, Lamuels, Baldwin, Tamara, Kingsley, Monica A, Puhr, Nancy D, Wells, Joy G, Angulo, Frederick J

“…CONTEXT In May and June 1998, reported Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections increased sharply in Texas. OBJECTIVE To determine factors that contributed to the…”
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A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7—Associated Bloody Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome From Hamburgers: The Washington Experience by Bell, Beth P, Goldoft, Marcia, Griffin, Patricia M, Davis, Margaret A, Gordon, Diane C, Tarr, Phillip I, Bartleson, Charles A, Lewis, Jay H, Barrett, Timothy J, Wells, Joy G, Baron, Roy, Kobayashi, John

“…Objective.—To determine the source of and describe a large outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in Washington State.Design.—Case-control study;…”
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An Outbreak of Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome From Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fresh-Pressed Apple Cider by Besser, Richard E, Lett, Susan M, Weber, J. Todd, Doyle, Michael P, Barrett, Timothy J, Wells, Joy G, Griffin, Patricia M

“…Objective.—Esherichia coli O157:H7 causes hemorrhagic colitis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome. In the fall of 1991, an outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections…”
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A Nationwide Case-Control Study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection in the United States by Slutsker, Laurence, Ries, Allen A., Maloney, Kathleen, Wells, Joy G., Greene, Katherine D., Griffin, Patricia M.

“…Risk factors for Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection were investigated in a case-control study at 10 medical centers throughout the United States. Among 73…”
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Epidemiology of sporadic bloody diarrhea in rural Western Kenya by Brooks, John T, Shapiro, Roger L, Kumar, Lata, Wells, Joy G, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Shi, Ya-Ping, Vulule, John M, Hoekstra, Robert M, Mintz, Eric, Slutsker, Laurence

“…We conducted laboratory-based surveillance and a case-control study to characterize the epidemiology of bloody diarrhea in rural Western Kenya. From May 1997…”
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Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Hartford Infections Associated With Unpasteurized Orange Juice by Cook, Kim A, Dobbs, Thomas E, Hlady, W. Gary, Wells, Joy G, Barrett, Timothy J, Puhr, Nancy D, Lancette, Gayle A, Bodager, Dean W, Toth, Bill L, Genese, Carol A, Highsmith, Anita K, Pilot, Keith E, Finelli, Lyn, Swerdlow, David L

“…CONTEXT.— Acidic foods such as orange juice have been thought to be unlikely vehicles of foodborne illness. OBJECTIVE.— To investigate an outbreak of…”
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