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.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 1(4): 329-32, 2012 Dec.
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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.
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