Enteroaggregative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli of serotype O104:H4 in Belgium and Luxembourg

Enteroaggregative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli of serotype O104:H4 in Belgium and Luxembourg

In 2011, a large outbreak of infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O104:H4 occurred in Germany. This exceptionally virulent strain combined virulence factors of enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC) and STEC. After the outbreak only a few sporadic cases of infection with th...

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Main Authors: K. De Rauw, S. Vincken, L. Garabedian, E. Levtchenko, I. Hubloue, J. Verhaegen, J. Craeghs, Y. Glupczynski, J. Mossong, D. Piérard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
enterohaemorrhagic E. coli
gastrointestinal disease
haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
travel
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500352

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