HUS due to a sorbitol-fermenting verotoxigenic E. coli O157 in Scotland

Sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157, Scotland

To the Editor: Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) of serogroup O157 causes severe gas-trointestinal and renal illness; clinical signs may be mild diarrhea, hemor-rhagic colitis, or hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Typically, 10%– 15% of reported VTEC infections quickly progress to HUS (1). Sorb-itol-fermenting (SF)–O157 strains have emerged in continental Europe (2,3). Some evidence su...

Pathogenic potential of emergent sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157:NM.

Non-sorbitol-fermenting (NSF) Escherichia coli O157:H7 is the primary Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) serotype associated with human infection. Since 1988, sorbitol-fermenting (SF) STEC O157:NM strains have emerged and have been associated with a higher incidence of progression to hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) than NSF STEC O157:H7. This study investigated bacterial factors that may acco...

Biolog identification of non-sorbitol fermenting bacteria isolated on E. coli O157 selective CT-SMAC agar

E. coli O157:H7 is recognised as an important human pathogen world-wide and has been associated with diseases such as haemorrhagic colitis (HC), haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP). Accurate laboratory detection of E. coli O157:H7 is important for diagnostic purposes and to justify epidemiological data on E. coli O157:H7. A well-known phenotypic char...

Epidemiology of Verotoxigenic E. coli O157 in Ireland, 2001

Pathogenic Potential of Escherichia coli O26 and Sorbitol-Fermenting Escherichia coli O157:NM