Update on the ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype o104, Germany, May 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Askar, M ^a,b   Faber, M S ^a   Frank, C ^a   Bernard, H ^a   Gilsdorf, A ^a   Fruth, A ^a   Prager, R ^a   Hohle M ^a   Suess, T ^a   Wadl, M ^a   Krause, G ^a   Stark, K ^a   Werber, D ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN 2;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; IMMIGRANT; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; SEX RATIO; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79959475089     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.22.19883-en     Document Type: Article

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