From diarrhoea to haemolytic uraemic syndrome – when to seek advice
Journal of Medical MicrobiologyPublished 9 March 2009
Kevin G. Pollock, Alexander J. Stewart, T. James Beattie, W.T.A. Todd, Christina K. Ahn, Phillip I. Tarr
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It is difficult to distinguish between infectious and non-infectious bloody diarrhoea, and between infections with verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC), such as E. coli O157, and other pathogens.
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