Association between uremic hemolytic syndrome and infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli;Asociación del síndrome urémico hemolítico con la infección por Escherichia coli productor de toxina Shiga

Acta Bioquimica Clinica Latinoamericana

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-33

  Giugno, Silvana Mónica ^a,b   Bibiloni, Norma ^a   Rahman, Ricardo ^a   Miliwebsky, Elizabeth ^a   Chinen, Isabel ^a   Rivas, Marta ^a  

^a Hospital de Ninos Sor Maria Ludovica   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Interzonal de Agudos Especializado en Pediatria Superiora Sor Maria Ludovica ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Children; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34548331832     PISSN: 03252957     EISSN: 03252957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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