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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections during Pregnancy

Gastrointestinal infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure. The main virulence factor of STEC is Shiga toxin (Stx), which is respo...

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Autores principales: Sacerdoti, Flavia, Scalise, María Luján, Burdet, Juliana, Amaral, María Marta, Franchi, Ana María, Ibarra, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360505
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6040111