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Host and pathogen determinants of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Kidney international. Supplement - 1 Feb 2009
Karmali Mohamed A
Abstract excerpt
Verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection is associated with a spectrum of clinical manifestations that includes diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The occurrence of HUS in a minority of individuals in outbreaks of VTEC infection is a function of several pathogen and host factors. Pathogen factors include the inoculum size and serotype of the infecting...
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