Virulence Factors for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Denmark

Virulence Factors for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Denmark

We present an analysis of strain and patient factors associated with the development of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) among Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) patients registered in Denmark in a 6-year period. Of 343 STEC patients, bloody diarrhea developed in 36.4%...

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Main Authors: Steen Ethelberg, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Flemming Scheutz, Charlotte Jensen, Peter Schiellerup, Jørgen Engberg, Andreas Munk Petersen, Bente Olesen, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Kåre Mølbak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Escherichia coli O157
Verocytotoxin
Stx Protein
Antibiotics
Cohort Analysis
Virulence Factor
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0576_article

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