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Association Between Azithromycin Therapy and Duration of Bacterial Shedding Among Patients With Shiga Toxin–Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4

Martin Nitschke, Friedhelm Sayk, Christoph Härtel, Rahel Tabea Roseland, Susanne Hauswaldt, Jürgen Steinhoff, Klaus Fellermann, Inge Derad, Peter Wellhöner, Jürgen Büning,

JAMA · 2012 · 170 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term STEC O104:H4 carriage.

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Epidemic Profile of Shiga-Toxin–Producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>O104:H4 Outbreak in Germany

Christina Frank, Dirk Werber, Jakob P. Cramer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 1.1K citations · Full text

The Risk of the Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome after Antibiotic Treatment of<i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7 Infections

Craig S. Wong, Srdjan Jelačić, Rebecca L. Habeeb et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Origins of the <i>E. coli</i> Strain Causing an Outbreak of Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome in Germany

David A. Rasko, Dale R. Webster, Jason W. Sahl et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 820 citations · Full text

Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander Mellmann, Wenlan Zhang et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2011 · 754 citations

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Toxin Gene Expression by Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>: the Role of Antibiotics and the Bacterial SOS Response

P.T. Kimmitt, Colin R. Harwood, Michael R. Barer · Emerging infectious diseases · 2000 · 352 citations · Full text