First sorbitol-fermenting verocytotoxin -producing escherichia coli 0157: H- isolated in belgium

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Buvens, G ^a   Pierard D ^a   Hachimi ldrissi, S ^a   Lauwers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; Sorbitol fermenting verocytotoxin producing escherichia coli o157:h ; VTEC

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FARM ANIMAL; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; HEMATURIA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAVEL;

BELGIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 61349200080     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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