Fatal case of HUS after VTEC E. coli O145 infection in Slovenia highlights importance of testing for this rare strain

A Kraigher; K Seme; A Krt-Lah; I Fisher

doi:10.2807/esw.10.37.02792-en

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Fatal case of HUS after VTEC E. coli O145 infection in Slovenia highlights importance of testing for this rare strain
A Kraigher , K Seme , A Krt-Lah , I Fisher
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Citation style for this article: Kraigher A, Seme K, Krt-Lah A, Fisher I. S.T.. Fatal case of HUS after VTEC E. coli O145 infection in Slovenia highlights importance of testing for this rare strain. Euro Surveill. 2005;10(37):pii=2792. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.10.37.02792-en

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The regional Institute of Public Health in Kranj, Slovenia, has reported a fatal case of bloody diarrhoea caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O145