Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli carrying the Shiga toxin gene stx2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4279-4280

  Wester, A L ^a   Brandal, L T ^a   Dahle, U R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGR GENE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BFPB GENE; CDT GENE; CNF1 GENE; CNF2 GENE; CNF3 GENE; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; EAEB GENE; EHXA GENE; EXTRAINTESTINAL PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROENTERITIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; IBEA GENE; IPAH GENE; IROC GENE; ISS GENE; IUCD GENE; IUTA GENE; KPS1 GENE; LETTER; LT1 GENE; NLEB GENE; NONHUMAN; PAPC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAA GENE; SAT GENE; SFAS GENE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SITA GENE; STCE GENE; STIA GENE; STIB GENE; STX1 GENE; STX2 GENE; SUBA GENE; TRAT GENE; TSH GENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN 2; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84889828314     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01349-13     Document Type: Letter

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