Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 241-247 , March 2010

The epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea in Incirlik, Turkey: a region with a predominance of heat-stabile toxin producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

  • Chad K. Porter

      Affiliations

    • Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Infectious Disease Directorate, Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA. Tel.: +1-301-319-7505; fax: +1-301-319-7679.
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  • Mark S. Riddle

      Affiliations

    • Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
    • ,
  • David R. Tribble

      Affiliations

    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Shannon D. Putnam

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
    • ,
  • David M. Rockabrand

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Robert W. Frenck

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Patrick Rozmajzl

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Edward Kilbane

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Ann Fox

      Affiliations

    • Oak Harbor Naval Hospital
    • ,
  • Richard Ruck

      Affiliations

    • National Naval Medical Center
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  • Matthew Lim

      Affiliations

    • National Naval Medical Center
    • ,
  • James Johnston

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Emmett Murphy

      Affiliations

    • National Medical Center, San Diego
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  • John W. Sanders

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Received 24 June 2009 ,Accepted 4 October 2009.

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Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 241-247 , March 2010

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