Aeromonas hemolytic uremic syndrome. A case and a review of the literature

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-234

  Figueras, Ma José ^a   Aldea, Ma José ^b   Fernández, Nuria ^b   Aspíroz, Carmen ^b   Alperi, Anabel ^a   Guarro, Josep ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL ROYO VILLANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeromonas veronii; HUS; TTSS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VERO CELL;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; SPAIN;

EID: 34249822224     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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