The enemy within us: Lessons from the 2011 European Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak

EMBO Molecular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 841-848

  Karch, Helge ^a   Denamur, Erick ^b   Dobrindt, Ulrich ^a   Finlay, B Brett ^c   Hengge, Regine ^d   Johannes, Ludgers ^e   Ron, Eliora Z ^f   Tønjum, Tone ^g   Sansonetti, Philippe J ^h   Vicente, Miguel ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

ⁱ CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; HUS; Infection; O104:H4; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MITOMYCIN C; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAXIMIN; TIGECYCLINE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; EUROPE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 84865709237     PISSN: 17574676     EISSN: 17574684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201201662     Document Type: Note

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