Isolation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 strains from patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome by using immunomagnetic separation, DNA-based methods, and direct culture

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 516-519

  Karch, Helge ^a   Janetzki Mittmann, Claudia ^a   Aleksic, Stojanka ^b   Datz, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Dr Brill Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SEPARATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030041106     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.516-519.1996     Document Type: Article

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