Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections: Following transmission routes

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-83

  Verweyen, Hege M ^a   Karch, Helge ^b   Brandis, Matthias ^a   Zimmerhackl, Lothar B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; Epidemiology; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Transmission routes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033968804     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050018     Document Type: Article

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