Therapeutic use of a receptor mimic probiotic reduces intestinal Shiga toxin levels in a piglet model of hemolytic uremic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a systemic and potentially fatal complication of gastroenteritis secondary to Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal damage. Shiga t...

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Autores principales: Hostetter, Shannon J, Helgerson, Amy F, Paton, James C, Paton, Adrienne W, Cornick, Nancy A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24890228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-331

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24890228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-331

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