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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are a pathogenic subgroup of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that can cause severe intestinal disease and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans, the latter of wh...
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are a pathogenic subgroup of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that can cause severe intestinal disease and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans, the latter of wh...
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Open AccessSex differences in vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infections—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged in the healthcare setting worldwide. Infections with these pathogens, i.e., bloodstream infections (BSI), are accompanied with an impaired patient outcome. D...
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Open AccessDonor-derived vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmission and bloodstream infection after intestinal transplantation
Transplant recipients are at high risk for infections. However, donor-recipient transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) remains mostly unaddressed in the protocols of pre-transplant infection and...
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Open AccessA nosocomial cluster of vancomycin resistant enterococci among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit
Currently, hospitals have been forced to divert substantial resources to cope with the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is unclear if this situation will affect long-standing infection ...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a MALDI-TOF MS-based screening panel for accelerated differential detection of carbapenemases in Enterobacterales using the direct-on-target microdroplet growth assay
Carbapenemase-producing bacteria are a growing issue worldwide. Most phenotypic detection methods are culture-based, requiring long incubation times. We present a phenotypic screening panel for detection of ca...
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Open AccessMoraxella nonliquefaciens bloodstream infection and sepsis in a pediatric cancer patient: case report and literature review
Moraxella nonliquefaciens is a usually non-pathogenic biofilm-producing Gram-negative coccobacillus which may colonize the upper respiratory tract, rarely causing invasive disease. Although very rare, bloodstream...