Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli--epidemiology, pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance

Januszkiewicz, A.

Medycyna Doswiadczalna i Mikrobiologia 64(4): 315-336

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8601
PMID: 23484423
Document Number: 660517
Verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) are one of the most common foodborne pathogen in human worldwide. High pathogenic potential of these organisms makes it often the cause of international outbreaks with numerous fatalities. This study presents the current knowledge on verocytotoxigenic E. coli: pathogenicity, drug resistance as well as the epidemiology of infections.

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