Article
PCR-based detection and molecular characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in a routine microbiology laboratory over 16 years.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2014
Haugum K, Brandal L T, Lindstedt B-A, Wester A L, Bergh K, Afset J E
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a heterogeneous group of bacteria causing disease ranging from asymptomatic carriage and mild infection to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Here, we describe patients with STEC infection and characterize the STEC strains detected in our laboratory by use of PCR for stx1, stx2, and eae from 1996 through 2011. Patient information was collected from referral forms and...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Adolescent
- Bacteria
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques