title: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7: case report.
abstract: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a significant bacterial pathogen of bloody diarrhea. Not only does it cause systemic complications, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) (the most common cause of potentially preventable pediatric renal failure), but it also leads to large outbreaks of bloody diarrhea. Among EHEC serotypes that cause HUS, E. coli O157:H7 is the most common. Herein, we present the case of a young girl with E. coli O157:H7 infection and review the related literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: Aşkin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: Belkis
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.forename: Revasiye
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kayali
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arslan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial