Shigella and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli causing bloody diarrhea in Latin America.
In Latin America, Shigella and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli are the two leading agents in the cause of bloody diarrhea. The already high and increasing antimicrobial resistance of Shigella also is a significant problem. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli is an emerging disease with life-threatening complications: hemolytic uremic syndrome. Although E. coli O157:H7 remains the most commonly recognized serotype, recently emerging, non-O157 bacteria may be the cause of a similar spectrum of disease in humans.
López
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School of Medicine, Universidad de Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina. elopez@pccp.com.ar
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D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D022603:Shiga Toxins; D012760:Shigella / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D022603:Shiga Toxins