Increase in cases of sorbitol-fermenting E. coli O157:H- in several German states

A Ammon; P Zucs; C Haas; F Feil

doi:10.2807/esw.06.17.02125-en

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Increase in cases of sorbitol-fermenting E. coli O157:H- in several German states
A Ammon , P Zucs , C Haas , F Feil
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Citation style for this article: Ammon A, Zucs P, Haas C, Feil F. Increase in cases of sorbitol-fermenting E. coli O157:H- in several German states. Euro Surveill. 2002;6(17):pii=2125. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.06.17.02125-en

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In the 10 days preceding Easter (19-28 March), four children with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and a sibling with diarrhoea were treated at the university hospital of Münster in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia (1). Sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H- was found in faeces of all the cases by the Institute for Hygiene at the university.