Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26. Case report.
Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) are nowadays among the most important emerging group of food-borne pathogens (VTEC strains cause gastroenteritis that can be complicated by the hemorrhagic colitis or hemolytic uremic syndrome, HUS). Escherichia coli 026 producing verotoxin 2 was isolated and its identity confirmed by examination of phenotype and genotype; the strain was first described in Slovakia in association with the development of HUS in a 4-year-old girl.
Liptáková
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Department of Medical Microbiology, P.J. Safarik University, Medical Faculty, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia. aliptak@central.medic.upjs.sk
Siegfried
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L
Kmetová
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M
Birosová
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E
Kotulová
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D
Bencátová
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Kosecká
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M
Bánovcin
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D022603:Shiga Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D022603:Shiga Toxins