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Therapeutic concentrations of antibiotics inhibit Shiga toxin release from enterohemorrhagic E. coli O104:H4 from the 2011 German outbreak

BACKGROUND: The shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O104:H4 caused a major outbreak in Germany in spring 2011. STEC are usually susceptible to common antibiotics. However, antibiotic treatment of STEC-infected patients is not recommended because STEC may enhance production and release of shiga toxi...

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Autores principales: Corogeanu, Diana, Willmes, Ruben, Wolke, Martina, Plum, Georg, Utermöhlen, Olaf, Krönke, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22853739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-12-160