A cluster of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 highlights raw pet food as an emerging potential source of infection in humans

In August 2017, a cluster of four persons infected with genetically related strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 was identified. These strains possessed the Shiga toxin (stx) subtype stx2a, a toxin type known to be associated with severe clinical outcome. One person died...

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Autores principales: Kaindama, Lukeki, Jenkins, Claire, Aird, Heather, Jorgensen, Frieda, Stoker, Kelly, Byrne, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8161292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33955833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821001072

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