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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 1(4): 329-32, 2012 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26619425
ABSTRACT
We assessed shedding duration and secondary household transmission of Shiga toxin 1-positive Escherichia coli O26 during a childcare-associated outbreak. No severe illness was noted. Shedding duration was 15-46 days (median, 29). No secondary transmission to household members was identified. Value of isolating asymptomatic infected children with this low-virulence infection remains uncertain.