Approaches to treatment of emerging Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections highlighting the O104:H4 serotype

Approaches to treatment of emerging Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections highlighting the O104:H4 serotype

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a group of diarrheagenic bacteria associated with foodborne outbreaks. Infection with these agents may result in grave sequelae that include fatality. A large number of STEC serotypes has been identified to date including E. coli O104:H4, an emerging...

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Main Authors: Elias Adel Rahal, Sukayna Mohamed Fadlallah, Farah J Nassar, Natalie eKazzi, GHASSAN M MATAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Shiga Toxin 1
Shiga Toxin 2
Antimicrobial agents
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hemorrhagic colitis
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00024/full

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