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Non‐O157 Shiga Toxin–ProducingEscherichia coliInfections in the United States, 1983–2002

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2005 · Vol. 192(8) · pp. 1422–1429

John T. Brooks✉(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Evangeline G. Sowers(Waterborne Environmental (United States))Joy G. Wells(Waterborne Environmental (United States))Katherine D. Greene(Waterborne Environmental (United States))Patricia M. Griffin(Waterborne Environmental (United States))Robert M. Hoekstra(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Nancy Strockbine(Waterborne Environmental (United States))

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Abstract

Non-O157 STEC can cause severe illness that is comparable to the illness caused by STEC O157. Strains that produce Shiga toxin 2 are much more likely to cause HUS than are those that produce Shiga toxin 1 alone. Improving surveillance will more fully elucidate the incidence and pathological spectrum of these emerging agents. These efforts require increased clinical suspicion, improved clinical laboratory isolation, and continued serotyping of isolates in public health laboratories.

Escherichia coli research studies Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchEscherichia coliMicrobiologyShiga toxinToxinVirologyBiologyGenetics