Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome caused by Vero toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype Rough: K-: H49

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Keskimäki, Markku ^a   Ratiner, Yuli ^a,b   Oinonen, Sinikka ^c   Leijala, Esko ^c   Nurminen, Marjatta ^d   Saari, Marjut ^a   Siitonen, Anja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b MECHNIKOV RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR VACCINES AND SERA   (Russian Federation)

^c SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; SORBITOL; VEROTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; SEROTYPE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II;

EID: 17144433334     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655499750006173     Document Type: Article

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