title: Secondary Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection, Japan, 2010-2012.
abstract: To evaluate the potential public health risk caused by secondary Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections in Japan, we investigated the prevalence and characteristics of STEC isolated from healthy adults during 2010-2012. Although prevalence among healthy adults was high, most STEC organisms displayed characteristics rarely found in isolates from symptomatic patients.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morita-Ishihara
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iyoda
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D065288:Serogroup; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D022621:Shiga Toxin
keywords: STEC; Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli; asymptomatic carriers; bacteria; healthy adults; incidence rate; secondary transmission