[Isolation of vero toxin-producing Escherichia coli (enterohemorrhagic E. coli) O111:H- from 2 cases diagnosed as appendicitis].
Vero toxin-producing E. coli O111:H- was isolated from 2 cases of patients with severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea and were diagnosed as appendicitis. E. coli from both cases produced both VT1 and VT2.
Chibe Prefectual Institute of Public Health.
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M
Uchimura
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Y
Tsuruoka
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T
Hukuda
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K
Suzuki
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S
Yamasaki
Y
Y
Takeda
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1