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Community-wide outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with Shiga toxin 2-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 in southern Italy, summer 2013

In summer 2013, an excess of paediatric cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in a southern region of Italy prompted the investigation of a community-wide outbreak of Shiga toxin 2-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26:H11 infections. Case finding was based on testing patients with HUS or blood...

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Autores principales: Germinario, Cinzia, Caprioli, Alfredo, Giordano, Mario, Chironna, Maria, Gallone, Maria Serena, Tafuri, Silvio, Minelli, Fabio, Maugliani, Antonella, Michelacci, Valeria, Santangelo, Luisa, Mongelli, Onofrio, Montagna, Cosimo, Scavia, Gaia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684204
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.38.30343