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Epidemic profile of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany.

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  • Christina Frank
  • Dirk Werber
  • Jakob Cramer
  • Mona Askar
  • Mirko Faber
  • An der Heiden Matthias
  • Helen Bernard
  • Angelika Fruth
  • Rita Prager
  • Anke Spode
  • Maria Wadl
  • Alexander Zoufaly
  • Sabine Jordan
  • Markus J. Kemper
  • Per Follin
  • Luise Müller
  • Lisa A King
  • Bettina Rosner
  • Udo Buchholz
  • Klaus Stark
  • Gérard Krause
  • HUS Investigation Team

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Abstract

We describe an outbreak of gastroenteritis and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Germany in May, June, and July, 2011. The consumption of sprouts was identified as the most likely vehicle of infection.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer19
ISSN0028-4793
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
pubmed 21696328