Duration of Fecal Shedding of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 in Patients Infected During the 2011 Outbreak in Germany: A Multicenter Study - Concepedia

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Duration of Fecal Shedding of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 in Patients Infected During the 2011 Outbreak in Germany: A Multicenter Study

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2013

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R.-P. Vonberg, Michael Höhle, Martin Aepfelbacher, Franz Bange, Cristina Belmar Campos, Martin Christner, Jakob P. Cramer, Hermann Haller, Mathias W. Hornef, Helmut Fickenscher,

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

STEC O104:H4 is usually eliminated from the human gut after 1 month, but may sometimes be excreted for several months. Proper follow-up of infected patients is important to avoid further pathogen spread.

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