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Diagnostic Studies on Infectious Gastroenteritis in Children in Industrialized Countries with Emphasis on Diarrheagenic Escherichia Coli

Peter Gerner-SmidtCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (proposed), Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne and Enteric Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA30333, USA Tel.: +1 404 639 3322; Fax.: +1 404 639 3333; Email: [email protected]View further author information
Pages 123-133 | Published online: 16 Oct 2007

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