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New Aspects in the Pathogenesis of Enteropathic Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
1 Mar 2006
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin (Stx) subtyping suggests that the clinical outcome of infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing ESCHERICHIA COLI (STEC) depends, in large part, on the STX genotype of the infecting strain. Whereas the presence of the STX2 or STX2C genotype is associated with the ability of STEC to cause the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), strains possessing STX2D or STX2E have been isolated from patients with less...
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