Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in Germany

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1454-1457

  Karch, Helge ^a   Huppertz, Hans Iko ^b   Bockemühl, Jochen ^c   Schmidt, Herbert ^a   Schwarzkopf, Andreas ^a   Lissner, Reinhard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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

^d BIOTEST AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Europe; Germany; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Shiga toxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 0030807699     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.11.1454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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