Shiga toxin-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome: time to change the diagnostic paradigm?

Shiga toxin-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome: time to change the diagnostic paradigm?

<h4>Background</h4>Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) which possess genes encoding Shiga toxin (stx), the major virulence factor, and adhesin intimin (eae). However, the frequency of stx-negative/eae-positive E. coli in stools of HUS pa...

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Main Authors: Martina Bielaszewska, Robin Köck, Alexander W Friedrich, Christof von Eiff, Lothar B Zimmerhackl, Helge Karch, Alexander Mellmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001024

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