Open AccessSurveillance of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in Europe
Author(s) -
Andrea Ammon
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.02.12.00133-en
Subject(s) - haemolytic uraemic syndrome , microbiology and biotechnology , shiga toxin , vero cell , escherichia coli , virology , biology , virus , biochemistry , gene
Since they were first described, Escherichia coliO157: H7 and other related enterohaemorrhagic E. coli(EHEC) have become known as a major infectious cause of bloody diarrhoea. These E. coliproduce one or more shiga-toxins (stx) or Vero cytotoxins. Strictl