Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 associated with organic fenugreek sprouts, France, June 2011

On 22 June 2011, 8 patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or bloody diarrhea were reported in France. All 8 were attendees of a community center event on 8 June near Bordeaux. Three Escherichia coli cases were confirmed by isolation of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4 stx2 aggR producing...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 54; no. 11; p. 1588
Main Authors:	King, Lisa A, Nogareda, Francisco, Weill, François-Xavier, Mariani-Kurkdjian, Patricia, Loukiadis, Estelle, Gault, Gaëlle, Jourdan-DaSilva, Nathalie, Bingen, Edouard, Macé, Muriel, Thevenot, Delphine, Ong, Nathalie, Castor, Christine, Noël, Harold, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Charron, Martine, Vaillant, Véronique, Aldabe, Benedicte, Goulet, Véronique, Delmas, Gilles, Couturier, Elisabeth, Le Strat, Yann, Combe, Christian, Delmas, Yahsou, Terrier, François, Vendrely, Benoit, Rolland, Patrick, de Valk, Henriette
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2012
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Cohort Studies Diarrhea - epidemiology Diarrhea - microbiology Disease Outbreaks Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology Female Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology Foodborne Diseases - microbiology France - epidemiology Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - epidemiology Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Serotyping Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - classification Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Trigonella - microbiology Young Adult France
ISSN:	1537-6591, 1537-6591
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