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Editorial
. 2019 Sep 9:147:e264.
doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001602.

The importance of integrating genetic strain information for managing cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection

Dirk Werber  1 , Flemming Scheutz  2
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Editorial

The importance of integrating genetic strain information for managing cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection

Dirk Werber et al. Epidemiol Infect. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli; Shiga toxin; Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli; early diagnosis; haemolytic uremic syndrome; infectious disease transmission; prevention and control; sequence analysis.

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