| an outbreak of diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome from escherichia coli o157:h7 in fresh-pressed apple cider. | escherichia coli o157:h7 causes hemorrhagic colitis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome. in the fall of 1991, an outbreak of e coli o157:h7 infections in southeastern massachusetts provided an opportunity to identify transmission by a seemingly unlikely vehicle. | 1993 | 8474200 |
| impact of simple screening criteria on utilization of low-yield bacterial stool cultures in a children's hospital. | to determine diagnostic yield of stool cultures for salmonella, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, yersinia enterocolitica, and escherichia coli o157:h7 (sscye) among hospitalized children and to develop guidelines for appropriate use of these tests. setting. tertiary care pediatric hospital. | 1999 | 10353927 |
| surveillance of escherichia coli o157 isolation and confirmation, united states, 1988. | in 1989, to examine patterns of testing for escherichia coli o157:h7 in state public health laboratories (sphls), cdc conducted a survey to determine the availability and type of escherichia coli o157:h7 testing in sphls during 1988 and the number of isolates confirmed at sphls if such testing was available. the results were compared with information on isolates submitted for confirmatory testing at cdc in 1988. thirty-nine (78%) of the 51 sphls were testing for e. coli o157:h7 in 1988; 26 confi ... | 1991 | 2023580 |
| regrowth of potential opportunistic pathogens and algae in reclaimed-water distribution systems. | a study of the quality of reclaimed water in treated effluent, after storage, and at three points in the distribution system of four plants in california, florida, massachusetts, and new york was conducted for 1 year. the plants had different treatment processes (conventional versus membrane bioreactor), production capacities, and methods for storage of the water, and the intended end uses of the water were different. the analysis focused on the occurrence of indicator bacteria (heterotrophic ba ... | 2010 | 20453149 |