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Characterization and epidemiologic subtyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from hemolytic uremic syndrome and diarrhea cases in Argentina.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Jan 2006
Rivas M, Miliwebsky E, Chinen I, Roldán C D, Balbi L, García B, Fiorilli G, Sosa-Estani S, Kincaid J, Rangel J, Griffin P M
Abstract excerpt
Argentina has a high incidence of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); 12.2 cases per 100,000 children younger than 5 years old were reported in 2002. Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is the primary etiologic agent of HUS, and STEC O157 is the predominant serogroup isolated. The main objective of the present work was to establish the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the STEC strains in...
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