The serological response to Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in patients with haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 351-354

  Chart, H ^a   Perry, N T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; Immunoblotting; Serology; Serum antibodies; Verocytotoxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BODY FLUIDS; CHAINS; EPITOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBODY BINDING; E. COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SEROLOGY; SERUM ANTIBODY; VEROCYTOTOXIN; VEROCYTOTOXIN-PRODUCING E COLI;

ANTIBODIES;

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EPITOPE; VEROTOXIN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2042541408     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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