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SUBMITTER: Mejias MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4847011 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mejías Maria P MP Hiriart Yanina Y Lauché Constanza C Fernández-Brando Romina J RJ Pardo Romina R Bruballa Andrea A Ramos María V MV Goldbaum Fernando A FA Palermo Marina S MS Zylberman Vanesa V
Scientific reports 20160427
Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections are implicated in the development of the life-threatening Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). Despite the magnitude of the social and economic problems caused by STEC infections, no licensed vaccine or effective therapy is presently available for human use. Single chain antibodies (VHH) produced by camelids exhibit several advantages in comparison with conventional antibodies, making them promising tools for diagnosis and therapy. In th ...[more]