Human Infections with Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Switzerland, 2000–2009

Human Infections with Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Switzerland, 2000–2009

We characterized 97 non-O157 Shiga toxin (stx)–producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from human patients during 2000–2009 from the national reference laboratory in Switzerland. These strains belonged to 40 O:H serotypes; 4 serotypes (O26:H11/H–, O103:H2, O121:H19, and O145:H28/H–) accounted fo...

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Main Authors: Ursula Käppeli, Herbert Hächler, Nicole Giezendanner, Lothar Beutin, Roger Stephan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga toxin
Escherichia coli
bacteria
human infections
non-O157
STEC
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0909_article

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