Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroups in food and patients, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1803-1806

  Werber, Dirk ^a   Beutin, Lothar ^b   Pichner, Rohtraud ^c   Stark, Klaus ^a   Fruth, Angelika ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMANY; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MEAT; MILK; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; SWINE;

EID: 55549088571     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.080361     Document Type: Article

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