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Characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated from humans in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
BMC microbiology - 17 Mar 2008
Leotta Gerardo A, Miliwebsky Elizabeth S, Chinen Isabel, Espinosa Estela M, Azzopardi Kristy, Tennant Sharon M, Robins-Browne Roy M, Rivas Marta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important cause of bloody diarrhoea (BD), non-bloody diarrhoea (NBD) and the haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). In Argentina and New Zealand, the most prevalent STEC serotype is O157:H7, which is responsible for the majority of HUS cases. In Australia, on the other hand, STEC O157:H7 is associated with a minority of HUS cases. The main aims of this...
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