title: Escherichia coli O104 associated with human diarrhea, South Africa, 2004-2011.
abstract: To determine the origin of >4,000 suspected diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated during 2004-2011 in South Africa, we identified 7 isolates as serotype O104; 5 as enteroaggregative E. coli O104:H4, and 2 as enteropathogenic E. coli O104:non-H4. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that these isolates were unrelated to the 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strain from Germany.
authors: National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa. nomsat@nicd.ac.za
authors: Nomsa P
authors: NP
authors: Tau
authors: Parastu
authors: P
authors: Meidany
authors: Anthony M
authors: AM
authors: Smith
authors: Arvinda
authors: A
authors: Sooka
authors: Karen H
authors: KH
authors: Keddy
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D054308:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012703:Serotyping; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology