Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Serogroups in Food and Patients, Germany
oleh: Dirk Werber, Lothar Beutin, Rohtraud Pichner, Klaus Stark, Angelika Fruth
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-11-01 |
Deskripsi
We compared 61 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroups from 448 food isolates with 71 STEC serogroups from 1,447 isolates from patients in Germany. Two thirds (41/61), representing 72% of food isolates, were also found in patients. Serogroups typically isolated from patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome were rarely found in food.