title: Enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O169:H41, United States.
abstract: 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 O169:H41 was identified in 10 outbreaks and was the only serotype in 6. This serotype was identified in 1 of 21 confirmed ETEC outbreaks before 1996.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop A38, 1600 Clifton Roafd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. zbn5@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: Joy G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Kathy D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Nancy D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Puhr
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Mintz
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012703:Serotyping; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology