Flow cytometry detection of Shiga toxins
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Tazzari, Pier Luigi ;Ricci, Francesca ;Carnicelli, Domenica ;Caprioli, Alfredo ;
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the main cause of acute renal failure in early childhood. Most cases are due to intestinal infections from __Escherichia coli__ strains (STEC) which produce by Shiga toxin (Stxs). Stx1 and Stx2 produced by STEC in the gut are absorbed in