Abstract
Summary
Systematic viral isolation attempts were made from an outbreak of infant gastroenteritis in which Escherichia coli 0–111:B4 was found. Treated stool samples collected from 25 infants were inoculated into monkey kidney and HeLa cell tissue cultures, embryonated eggs and a variety of young animals by various routes. No viral agent could be detected. It is concluded that this outbreak of gastroenteritis was caused by Escherichia coli 0–111:B4, uncomplicated by other microbial agents.
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