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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

DISEASES > ZOONOTIC DISEASES > E. COLI INFECTIONS

Preferred term

E. COLI INFECTIONS  

Definition

  • E. COLI IS FOUND IN THE LARGE INTESTINE OF HUMANS AND OTHER WARM BLOODED ANIMALS AND IS COMMON IN WATER, MILK AND SOIL; E. COLI STRAINS MAY SOMETIMES CAUSE SEPTICAEMIA AS WELL AS DIARRHOEAL DISEASES, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • E. COLI 0157
  • ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS
  • ESCHERICHIA COLI O157

History note

  • TERM CREATED MAY 2013

Keyword search

Definition source

  • MOSBY'S DICTIONARY OF MEDICINE AND NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS; ENCYCLOPEDIA AND DICTIONARY OF MEDICINE, NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/2a6fb055-f5a8-4589-8805-03557df153d2

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