About the Authors

Martina Bielaszewska

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mbiela@uni-muenster.de

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Robin Köck

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Alexander W. Friedrich

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Christof von Eiff

Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Lothar B. Zimmerhackl

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Helge Karch

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Alexander Mellmann

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB LZ HK. Performed the experiments: AF MB RK Cv AM. Analyzed the data: AF MB RK Cv LZ HK AM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AF RK Cv LZ HK. Wrote the paper: MB HK AM. Other: Designed Figure 1 for the manuscript: AM RK. Communicated with treating physicians about clinical data: AF. Supervised the project: HK. Secured funds to support the study: HK.