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Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic sy...

Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic sy...

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Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

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Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet infectious diseases, 2011-09, Vol.11 (9), p.671-676

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English

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London: Elsevier Ltd

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Summary Background In an ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea caused by a virulent Escherichia coli strain O104:H4 in Germany (with some cases elsewhere in Europe and North America), 810 cases of the syndrome and 39 deaths have occurred since the beginning of May, 2011. We analysed virulence profiles and relevant phe...

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Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_907170790

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_907170790

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ISSN

1473-3099

E-ISSN

1474-4457

DOI

10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70165-7

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