Article
[Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli as the cause of diarrhea in the Czech Republic, 1965-2013].
Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne - 1 Sept 2014
Marejková M, Petráš P
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is the cause of diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, and haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. The role of EHEC in the etiology of HUS in the Czech Republic has recently been described, but the prevalence, characteristics, and epidemiology of EHEC causing diarrhea have not been fully known. Therefore, this study analyzed the serotypes, stx genotypes, and virulence...
Topics
- Animals
- Czech Republic
- Diarrhea
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
- Virulence Factors
