title: Duration of Shedding and Secondary Household Transmission of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26 During an Outbreak in a Childcare Center, Oregon, October-December 2010.
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.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland mathieu.tourdjman@free.fr.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tourdjman
authors.affiliation: Washington County Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hostetler
authors.affiliation: Washington County Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reuer
authors.affiliation: Oregon State Public Health Laboratory, Hillsboro, Oregon.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciaffoni
authors.affiliation: Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cieslak
authors.affiliation: Washington County Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leman
keywords: Child Day Care Centers; Escherichia coli O26; Infectious Disease Outbreaks; Shiga Toxin