Epidemiology of Shiga toxin producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>in Australia, 2000-2010

• Main Authors: Vally Hassan (Author), Hall Gillian (Author), Dyda Amalie (Author), Raupach Jane (Author), Knope Katrina (Author), Combs Barry (Author), Desmarchelier Patricia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Shiga toxin-producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>(STEC) are an important cause of gastroenteritis in Australia and worldwide and can also result in serious sequelae such as haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). In this paper...