Investigation of encephalopathy caused by Shiga toxin 2c-producing Escherichia coli infection in mice.

Investigation of encephalopathy caused by Shiga toxin 2c-producing Escherichia coli infection in mice.

A large outbreak of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) O104:H4 occurred in northern Germany. From this outbreak, at least 900 patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), resulting in more than 50 deaths. Thirty percent of the HUS patients showed encephalopa...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Yunus Amran, Jun Fujii, Satoshi O Suzuki, Glynis L Kolling, Sharon Y A M Villanueva, Mosaburo Kainuma, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Hideko Kameyama, Shin-ichi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3596349?pdf=render

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