• Genotypic Characterization of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli in Beef Abattoirs of Argentina 

      Masana, Marcelo Oscar; D’Astek, Beatriz A.; Palladino, Pablo Martin; Galli, Lucia; Del Castillo, Lourdes; Carbonari, Claudia Carolina; Leotta, Gerardo A.; Vilacoba, E.; Irino, K.; Rivas, Marta (2011-12)
      The non-O157 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) contamination in carcasses and feces of 811 bovines in nine beef abattoirs from Argentina was analyzed during a period of 17 months. The feces of 181 (22.3%) bovines ...
    • Subtyping of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from Human Infections and Healthy Cattle in Argentina 

      Del Castillo, Lourdes; D’Astek, Beatriz A.; Miliwebsky, Elizabeth; Carbonari, Claudia Carolina; Palladino, Pablo Martin; Deza, Natalia; Chinen, Isabel; Manfredi, Eduardo; Leotta, Gerardo A.; Masana, Marcelo Oscar; Rivas, Marta (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2012-05-02)
      Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause nonbloody (NBD) and bloody diarrhea (BD), and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Cattle have been described as their main reservoir. STEC O157:H7 is recognized as the ...