Epidemic profile of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany.

@article{Frank2011EpidemicPO,
  title={Epidemic profile of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany.},
  author={C. Frank and D. Werber and J. Cramer and M. Askar and M. Faber and M. An der Heiden and H. Bernard and A. Fruth and R. Prager and A. Spode and M. Wadl and Alexander Zoufaly and Sabine Jordan and Markus J. Kemper and P. Follin and L. M{\"u}ller and Lisa A. King and Bettina Rosner and U. Buchholz and K. Stark and G. Krause},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2011},
  volume={365 19},
  pages={
          1771-80
        }
}
  • C. Frank, D. Werber, +18 authors G. Krause
  • Published 2011
  • Medicine
  • The New England journal of medicine
    • BACKGROUND We describe an outbreak of gastroenteritis and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Germany in May, June, and July, 2011. The consumption of sprouts was identified as the most likely vehicle of infection. METHODS We analyzed data from reports in Germany of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli gastroenteritis and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome and clinical information on patients presenting to Hamburg University Medical Center (HUMC). An outbreak… CONTINUE READING
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