title: Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O128ab:H2 bacteremia in a 27-year-old male with hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
abstract: Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains of serotype O128ab:H2 were isolated from blood and stool of a 27-year-old male presenting diarrhea-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome complicated by bacteremia. This report once again illustrates the pathogenic potential of a non-O157 VTEC strain carrying a virulence profile previously associated with mild disease.
authors: National Reference Center for VTEC/STEC, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Glenn
authors: G
authors: Buvens
authors: Klara
authors: K
authors: De Rauw
authors: Sandrine
authors: S
authors: Roisin
authors: Gaëlle
authors: G
authors: Vanfraechem
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Denis
authors: Frédérique
authors: F
authors: Jacobs
authors: Flemming
authors: F
authors: Scheutz
authors: Denis
authors: D
authors: Piérard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D022622:Shiga Toxin 1