Update on the ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype O104, Germany, May 2011.
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Surveillance and outbreak reports Emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in France, 2004 to 2011 11 by S Vaux, A Carbonne, JM Thiolet, V Jarlier, B Coignard, RAISIN and Expert Laboratories Groups Clusters of infectious diseases in German nursing homes – observations from a prospective infection surveillance study, October 2008 to August 2009 18 by M Schulz, M Mielke, N Wischnewski
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 16 22 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011