A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England.
The following case report describes a cluster of Escherichia coli O157 cases in the United Kingdom related to undercooked beef at a barbecue, resulting in an intensive care admission in France with haemolytic uraemic syndrome and highlighting the need to cook beef properly.
Shipman
A R
AR
Thames Valley Health Protection Agency, Oxford, United Kingdom. Alexa.Shipman@hpa.org.uk
Jones
S E
SE
Smith
G
G
Stewart
B
B
McCarthy
N
N
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003296:Cooking; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004739:England; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D022641:Shiga Toxin 2