Uncommon Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O165:HNM as cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome in São Paulo, Brazil

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-225

  de Souza, Renato L ^a   Nishimura, Lucilia S ^a   Guth, Beatriz E C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Enterohemorrhagic E. coli; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; O165:HNM serotype

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI 0165:HNM; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN 2; VERO CELLS;

EID: 34748844078     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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