About the Authors
- Martina Bielaszewska
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*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
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Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Alexander W. Friedrich
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Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Christof von Eiff
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Lothar B. Zimmerhackl
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Helge Karch
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Affiliation Institute of Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Alexander Mellmann
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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.