Uncommon Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O165:HNM as cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome in São Paulo, Brazil.
Current knowledge of the circulating enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains as agents of severe infections has a significant impact on the improvement of diagnostic procedures and control strategies. This report describes a case of hemolytic uremic syndrome related to an uncommon EHEC O165:HNM serotype. As far as we know, this serotype has not been previously associated with human infections, nor has it been isolated from the animal reservoir in São Paulo, Brazil.
de Souza
Renato L
RL
Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Nishimura
Lucilia S
LS
Guth
Beatriz E C
BE
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012703:Serotyping; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity; D014709:Vero Cells
D022641:Shiga Toxin 2