title: Laboratory surveillance of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in South Australia and the Hunter Health Area, New South Wales, Australia.
abstract: To estimate the prevalence of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in Australia, bloody stool samples from two Australian locations were screened for the presence of Shiga toxin genes, stx1 and stx2. Four of 126 (3.2%) and 139 of 5,829 (2.4%) patients from the two locations had a positive polymerase chain reaction for Shiga toxin genes.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Kieda
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Leanne E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Unicomb
authors.forename: Janice A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lanser
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ratcliff
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D022622:Shiga Toxin 1; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2