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2. Infekce způsobené Shiga toxin- -produkujícími Escherichia coli u dětí.
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Karnišová, L., Fencl, F., Marejková, M., Malina, M., Zieg, J., and Bláhová, K.
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- 2016
3. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 outer membrane vesicles induce interleukin 8 production in human intestinal epithelial cells by signaling via Toll-like receptors TLR4 and TLR5 and activation of the nuclear factor NF-κB.
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Bielaszewska M, Marejková M, Bauwens A, Kunsmann-Prokscha L, Mellmann A, and Karch H
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- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins metabolism, Caco-2 Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Membrane metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Escherichia coli Proteins metabolism, Flagellin metabolism, HT29 Cells, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa cytology, Intestinal Mucosa microbiology, Signal Transduction, Virulence Factors metabolism, Epithelial Cells metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli O157 pathogenicity, Interleukin-8 biosynthesis, Intestinal Mucosa pathology, NF-kappa B metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 5 metabolism
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Proinflammatory cytokines play important roles in the pathogenesis of diseases caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157, but the spectrum of bacterial components involved in the proinflammatory responses is not fully understood. Here, we investigated the abilities of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), nanoparticles released by EHEC O157 during growth, to induce production of proinflammatory cytokines in human intestinal epithelial cells. OMVs from both EHEC O157:H7 and sorbitol-fermenting (SF) EHEC O157:H
- induced production of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in Caco-2, HCT-8, and HT-29 intestinal epithelial cell lines. H7 flagellin was the key IL-8-inducing component of EHEC O157:H7 OMVs, whereas cytolethal distending toxin V and O157 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) largely contributed to IL-8 production elicited by flagellin-lacking OMVs from SF EHEC O157:H- . The H7 flagellin-mediated signaling via Toll-like receptor (TLR) 5, and O157 LPS-mediated signaling via TLR4/MD-2 complex, which were followed by activation of the nuclear factor NF-κB were major pathways underlying IL-8 production induced by EHEC O157 OMVs. The proinflammatory and immunomodulatory capacities of EHEC O157 OMVs have pathogenetic implications and support the OMVs as suitable vaccine candidates., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2018
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4. Sorbitol-Fermenting Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H - Isolates from Czech Patients with Novel Plasmid Composition Not Previously Seen in German Isolates.
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Bauwens A, Marejková M, Middendorf-Bauchart B, Prager R, Kossow A, Zhang W, Karch H, Mellmann A, and Bielaszewska M
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- Czech Republic, Escherichia coli O157 classification, Escherichia coli O157 metabolism, Escherichia coli Proteins genetics, Escherichia coli Proteins metabolism, Fermentation, Germany, Humans, Plasmids metabolism, Virulence Factors genetics, Virulence Factors metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli O157 isolation & purification, Plasmids genetics, Sorbitol metabolism
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Sorbitol-fermenting (SF) enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H
- strains, first identified in Germany, have emerged as important pathogens throughout Europe. Besides chromosomally encoded Shiga toxin 2a (the major virulence factor), several putative virulence loci, including the hly , etp , and sfp operons, encoding EHEC hemolysin, type II secretion system proteins, and Sfp fimbriae, respectively, are located on the 121-kb plasmid pSFO157 in German strains. Here we report novel SF EHEC O157:H- strains isolated from patients in the Czech Republic. These strains share the core genomes and chromosomal virulence loci encoding toxins ( stx2a and the cdtV -ABC operon) and adhesins ( eae -γ, efa1 , lpfAO157OI-141 , and lpfAO157OI-154 ) with German strains but differ essentially in their plasmids. In contrast to all previously detected SF EHEC O157:H- strains, the Czech strains carry two plasmids, of 79 kb and 86 kb. The 79-kb plasmid harbors the sfp operon, but neither of the plasmids contains the hly and etp operons. Sequence analyses demonstrated that the 79-kb plasmid (pSFO157 258/98-1) evolved from pSFO157 of German strains by deletion of a 41,534-bp region via homologous recombination, resulting in loss of the hly and etp operons. The 86-kb plasmid (pSFO157 258/98-2) displays 98% sequence similarity to a 92.7-kb plasmid of an extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli bloodstream isolate. Our finding of this novel plasmid composition in SF EHEC O157:H- strains extends the evolutionary history of EHEC O157 plasmids. Moreover, the unique molecular plasmid characteristics permit the identification of such strains, thereby facilitating further investigations of their geographic distribution, clinical significance, and epidemiology. IMPORTANCE Since their first identification in Germany in 1989, sorbitol-fermenting enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H- (nonmotile) strains have emerged as important causes of the life-threatening disease hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Europe. They account for 10 to 20% of sporadic cases of this disease and have caused several large outbreaks. The strains isolated throughout Europe share conserved chromosomal and plasmid characteristics. Here we identified novel sorbitol-fermenting enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H- patient isolates in the Czech Republic which differ from all such strains reported previously by their unique plasmid characteristics, including plasmid number, composition of plasmid-carried virulence genes, and plasmid origins. Our findings contribute substantially to understanding the evolution of E. coli O157 strains and their plasmids. In practical terms, they enable the identification of strains with these novel plasmid characteristics in patient stool samples and thus the investigation of their roles as human pathogens in other geographic areas., (Copyright © 2017 American Society for Microbiology.)- Published
- 2017
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5. Intrahost milieu modulates production of outer membrane vesicles, vesicle-associated Shiga toxin 2a and cytotoxicity in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O104:H4.
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Bauwens A, Kunsmann L, Marejková M, Zhang W, Karch H, Bielaszewska M, and Mellmann A
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- Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Gastrointestinal Tract metabolism, Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology, Humans, Virulence, Virulence Factors metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections virology, Escherichia coli O157 physiology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Shiga Toxin 2 metabolism, Transport Vesicles metabolism
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are important virulence tools of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), but other biological functions of these nanostructures are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that modulation of OMV production enables EHEC to resist the intrahost environment during infection by investigating if simulated human gastrointestinal conditions affect OMV production in EHEC O157:H7 and O104:H4. All the conditions tested including a low pH, simulated ileal and colonic media, presence of mucin, intestinal epithelial cell lysate or antimicrobial peptides, as well as iron limitation, significantly increased OMV production by these pathogens. Accordingly, a maximum vesiculation in EHEC O104:H4 was observed immediately after its isolation from a patient's intestine, and rapidly decreased during passages in vitro. Most of the simulated intrahost conditions also upregulated the OMV-associated Shiga toxin 2a (Stx2a), the major EHEC virulence factor, and, as a result, OMV cytotoxicity. The data indicates that upregulation of OMV production by the human gastrointestinal milieu contributes to EHEC survival and adaptation within the host during infection. Moreover, the intrahost increase of vesiculation and OMV-associated Stx2a may augment EHEC virulence., (© 2017 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2017
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6. Erratum: Global phylogeography and evolutionary history of Shigella dysenteriae type 1.
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Njamkepo E, Fawal N, Tran-Dien A, Hawkey J, Strockbine N, Jenkins C, Talukder KA, Bercion R, Kuleshov K, Kolínská R, Russell JE, Kaftyreva L, Accou-Demartin M, Karas A, Vandenberg O, Mather AE, Mason CJ, Page AJ, Ramamurthy T, Bizet C, Gamian A, Carle I, Sow AG, Bouchier C, Wester AL, Lejay-Collin M, Fonkoua MC, Le Hello S, Blaser MJ, Jernberg C, Ruckly C, Mérens A, Page AL, Aslett M, Roggentin P, Fruth A, Denamur E, Venkatesan M, Bercovier H, Bodhidatta L, Chiou CS, Clermont D, Colonna B, Egorova S, Pazhani GP, Ezernitchi AV, Guigon G, Harris SR, Izumiya H, Korzeniowska-Kowal A, Lutyńska A, Gouali M, Grimont F, Langendorf C, Marejková M, Peterson LA, Perez-Perez G, Ngandjio A, Podkolzin A, Souche E, Makarova M, Shipulin GA, Ye C, Žemličková H, Herpay M, Grimont PA, Parkhill J, Sansonetti P, Holt KE, Brisse S, Thomson NR, and Weill FX
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- 2016
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7. Global phylogeography and evolutionary history of Shigella dysenteriae type 1.
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Njamkepo E, Fawal N, Tran-Dien A, Hawkey J, Strockbine N, Jenkins C, Talukder KA, Bercion R, Kuleshov K, Kolínská R, Russell JE, Kaftyreva L, Accou-Demartin M, Karas A, Vandenberg O, Mather AE, Mason CJ, Page AJ, Ramamurthy T, Bizet C, Gamian A, Carle I, Sow AG, Bouchier C, Wester AL, Lejay-Collin M, Fonkoua MC, Le Hello S, Blaser MJ, Jernberg C, Ruckly C, Mérens A, Page AL, Aslett M, Roggentin P, Fruth A, Denamur E, Venkatesan M, Bercovier H, Bodhidatta L, Chiou CS, Clermont D, Colonna B, Egorova S, Pazhani GP, Ezernitchi AV, Guigon G, Harris SR, Izumiya H, Korzeniowska-Kowal A, Lutyńska A, Gouali M, Grimont F, Langendorf C, Marejková M, Peterson LA, Perez-Perez G, Ngandjio A, Podkolzin A, Souche E, Makarova M, Shipulin GA, Ye C, Žemličková H, Herpay M, Grimont PA, Parkhill J, Sansonetti P, Holt KE, Brisse S, Thomson NR, and Weill FX
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- Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Dysentery, Bacillary history, Genome, Bacterial, Global Health, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Humans, Molecular Epidemiology, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Shigella dysenteriae genetics, Dysentery, Bacillary epidemiology, Dysentery, Bacillary microbiology, Evolution, Molecular, Phylogeography, Serogroup, Shigella dysenteriae classification, Shigella dysenteriae isolation & purification
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Together with plague, smallpox and typhus, epidemics of dysentery have been a major scourge of human populations for centuries(1). A previous genomic study concluded that Shigella dysenteriae type 1 (Sd1), the epidemic dysentery bacillus, emerged and spread worldwide after the First World War, with no clear pattern of transmission(2). This is not consistent with the massive cyclic dysentery epidemics reported in Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries(1,3,4) and the first isolation of Sd1 in Japan in 1897(5). Here, we report a whole-genome analysis of 331 Sd1 isolates from around the world, collected between 1915 and 2011, providing us with unprecedented insight into the historical spread of this pathogen. We show here that Sd1 has existed since at least the eighteenth century and that it swept the globe at the end of the nineteenth century, diversifying into distinct lineages associated with the First World War, Second World War and various conflicts or natural disasters across Africa, Asia and Central America. We also provide a unique historical perspective on the evolution of antibiotic resistance over a 100-year period, beginning decades before the antibiotic era, and identify a prevalent multiple antibiotic-resistant lineage in South Asia that was transmitted in several waves to Africa, where it caused severe outbreaks of disease.
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- 2016
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8. [Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli as the cause of diarrhea in the Czech Republic, 1965-2013].
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Marejková M and Petráš P
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- Animals, Czech Republic epidemiology, Diarrhea epidemiology, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli classification, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli genetics, Genotype, Humans, Infant, Phenotype, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sheep, Sheep Diseases epidemiology, Virulence Factors genetics, Virulence Factors metabolism, Diarrhea microbiology, Diarrhea veterinary, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Sheep Diseases microbiology
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Aim: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is the cause of diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, and haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. The role of EHEC in the etiology of HUS in the Czech Republic has recently been described, but the prevalence, characteristics, and epidemiology of EHEC causing diarrhea have not been fully known. Therefore, this study analyzed the serotypes, stx genotypes, and virulence factors in EHEC strains isolated in 1965-2013 from patients with diarrhea or bloody diarrhea and their family contacts. In addition, we characterized diagnostically relevant phenotypes of EHEC strains, their antimicrobial susceptibility, seasonal trends, and distribution by administrative region., Material and Methods: Serogrouped E. coli isolates from patients were referred to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for E. coli and Shigella for the detection of Stx. Specimens of both human and non-human origin were referred to the NRL for epidemiological investigation. Serotyping was performed by conventional and molecular methods, PCR was applied to stx genotyping and identification of non-stx virulence factors, and standard methods were used for phenotypic analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The epidemiological link between the human and animal isolates was confirmed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)., Results: Of 50 EHEC strains, 24 were recovered from patients with diarrhea without blood, 19 from patients with bloody diarrhea, six from family contacts, and one from an epidemiologically linked animal. EHEC cases were reported during the whole year, with peaks in May through October, most often in the Central Bohemian and Hradec Králové Regions. EHEC outbreaks occurred in three families: in one of them sheep-to-human transmission of EHEC was detected. The EHEC strains were assigned to five serotypes, with more than half of them being non-sorbitol fermenting (NSF) O157:H7/NM[fliCH7] and a third being strains O26:H11/NM[fliCH11]; serotypes O111:NM[fliCH8], O118:NM[fliCH25], and O104:H4, similarly to sorbitol-fermenting (SF) strains O157:NM[fliCH7], were rare. Of seven stx genotypes identified, all were present in NSF EHEC O157, two in each of EHEC O26 and O111, and one in each of EHEC O118, O104, and SF O157. All but one strain were Stx producers. Genes encoding other virulence factors including toxins (EHEC-hlyA, cdt-V, and espP) and adhesins (eae, efa1, iha, lpf, and sfpA) were detected in all strains and their occurrence was serotype specific. The most common of these genes were eae encoding adhesin intimin and EHEC-hlyA encoding EHEC hemolysin. All EHEC strains but SF O157 harboured terE encoding tellurite resistance. All strains except NSF EHEC O157 and EHEC O118 fermented sorbitol and produced ß-D-glucuronidase. Most (89.8%) EHEC strains were susceptible to all 12 antimicrobials tested., Conclusion: EHEC strains cause diarrhea and bloody diarrhea in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, only a systematic screening of the stool from patients with diarrhea can make it possible to elucidate their actual role in the etiology of diarrheal diseases (as well as HUS) in the Czech Republic and to consider the data in the European context. EHEC cases are reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) within the Food and Waterborne Diseases Surveillance Network.
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9. [Resistance monitoring working group: resistance to erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline in human isolates of Campylobacter spp. in the Czech Republic tested by the EUCAST standard method].
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Žemličková H, Jakubů V, Marejková M, and Urbášková P
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- Campylobacter jejuni genetics, Czech Republic, Feces microbiology, Humans, Macrolides pharmacology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Campylobacter Infections microbiology, Campylobacter jejuni drug effects, Campylobacter jejuni isolation & purification, Ciprofloxacin pharmacology, Erythromycin pharmacology, Tetracycline pharmacology
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Study Aim: To determine the frequency of Campylobacter spp. isolated from humans in the Czech Republic and to test their susceptibility to antimicrobials commonly used to treat campylobacteriosis by the standard EUCAST method., Material and Methods: Consecutive Campylobacter isolates recovered from clinical specimens in 49 microbiological laboratories within one month in 2013 were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Susceptibility to erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline was tested by the microdilution method and the results were interpreted based on the EUCAST clinical breakpoints to differentiate between susceptible and resistant strains., Results: Of the study set of 769 Campylobacter spp. strains, 90.1 % were assigned to C. jejuni, 9.8 % to C. coli, and a single strain to C. fetus (0.1 %). Except one blood isolate of C. jejuni, all other isolates were recovered from the stool. Ciprofloxacin resistance (MIC > 0.5 mg/l) was detected in 61.9 % strains of C. jejuni and in 72.0 % strains of C. coli, tetracycline resistance (MIC > 2 mg/l) was detected in 32.0 % of strains of both species, and erythromycin resistance was found in 0.3 % of strains of C. jejuni (MIC > 8 mg/l) and in 2.7 % of strains of C. coli (MIC > 4 mg/l). A C. coli strain was multidrug resistant (i.e. resistant to all three antimicrobials tested)., Conclusions: Despite the fact that most Campylobacter infections in humans cure on their own, the resistance of the causative strains to the antimicrobials of choice and alternative agents needs to be studied because of its relevance to the treatment of severe cases that require antibiotics. Resistance to macrolides was found rather infrequently in this study in both C. jejuni (0.1 %) and C. coli (2.7 %) strains. Nevertheless, alarming is ciprofloxacin resistance confirmed in 61.9 % of C. jejuni strains and 72.0 % C. coli strains. As the species C. coli is more often resistant to antimicrobials than C. jejuni and ciprofloxacin along with other fluoroquinolones is commonly used to treat severe food-borne and generalized infections, it is crucial to identify the Campylobacter strains to the species level and to test their susceptibility to relevant antibiotics by a valid and reproducible method to be able to provide an effective therapy.
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- 2014
10. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli as causes of hemolytic uremic syndrome in the Czech Republic.
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Marejková M, Bláhová K, Janda J, Fruth A, and Petráš P
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Child, Preschool, Czech Republic epidemiology, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli drug effects, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli genetics, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Female, Genotype, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome diagnosis, Humans, Infant, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Phenotype, Phylogeny, Seasons, Serotyping, Shiga Toxin genetics, Virulence genetics, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli classification, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome epidemiology, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome microbiology
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Background: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) cause diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+ HUS) worldwide, but no systematic study of EHEC as the causative agents of HUS was performed in the Czech Republic. We analyzed stools of all patients with D+ HUS in the Czech Republic between 1998 and 2012 for evidence of EHEC infection. We determined virulence profiles, phenotypes, antimicrobial susceptibilities and phylogeny of the EHEC isolates., Methodology/principal Findings: Virulence loci were identified using PCR, phenotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined using standard procedures, and phylogeny was assessed using multilocus sequence typing. During the 15-year period, EHEC were isolated from stools of 39 (69.4%) of 56 patients. The strains belonged to serotypes [fliC types] O157:H7/NM[fliC(H7)] (50% of which were sorbitol-fermenting; SF), O26:H11/NM[fliC(H11)], O55:NM[fliC(H7)], O111:NM[fliC(H8)], O145:H28[fliC(H28)], O172:NM[fliC(H25)], and Orough:NM[fliC(H250]. O26:H11/NM[fliC(H11)] was the most common serotype associated with HUS (41% isolates). Five stx genotypes were identified, the most frequent being stx(2a) (71.1% isolates). Most strains contained EHEC-hlyA encoding EHEC hemolysin, and a subset (all SF O157:NM and one O157:H7) harbored cdt-V encoding cytolethal distending toxin. espPα encoding serine protease EspPα was found in EHEC O157:H7, O26:H11/NM, and O145:H28, whereas O172:NM and Orough:NM strains contained espPγ. All isolates contained eae encoding adhesin intimin, which belonged to subtypes β (O26), γ (O55, O145, O157), γ2/θ (O111), and ε (O172, Orough). Loci encoding other adhesins (efa1, lpfA(O26), lpfA(O157OI-141), lpfA(O157OI-154), iha) were usually associated with particular serotypes. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated nine sequence types (STs) which correlated with serotypes. Of these, two STs (ST660 and ST1595) were not found in HUS-associated EHEC before., Conclusions/significance: EHEC strains, including O157:H7 and non-O157:H7, are frequent causes of D+ HUS in the Czech Republic. Identification of unusual EHEC serotypes/STs causing HUS calls for establishment of an European collection of HUS-associated EHEC, enabling to study properties and evolution of these important pathogens.
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- 2013
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11. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H11/H-: a new virulent clone emerges in Europe.
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Bielaszewska M, Mellmann A, Bletz S, Zhang W, Köck R, Kossow A, Prager R, Fruth A, Orth-Höller D, Marejková M, Morabito S, Caprioli A, Piérard D, Smith G, Jenkins C, Curová K, and Karch H
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- Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Chi-Square Distribution, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA, Bacterial genetics, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli genetics, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli pathogenicity, Escherichia coli Infections drug therapy, Escherichia coli Infections epidemiology, Europe epidemiology, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Phenotype, Phylogeny, Plasmids genetics, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology
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Background: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O26 causes diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Strains harboring the stx1a gene prevail, but strains with stx2a as the sole Shiga toxin-encoding gene are now emerging. The traits and virulence of the latter set of strains are unknown. We correlated stx genotypes of 272 EHEC O26 strains isolated in 7 European countries between 1996 and 2012 with disease phenotypes. We determined phylogeny, clonal structure, and plasmid gene profiles of the isolates and portray geographic and temporal distribution of the different subgroups., Methods: The stx genotypes and plasmid genes were identified using polymerase chain reaction, phylogeny was assigned using multilocus sequence typing, and clonal relatedness was established using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis., Results: Of the 272 EHEC O26 isolates, 107 (39.3%), 139 (51.1%), and 26 (9.6%) possessed stx1a, stx2a, or both genes, respectively. Strains harboring stx2a only were significantly associated with HUS (odds ratio, 14.2; 95% confidence interval, 7.9-25.6; P < .001) compared to other stx genotypes. The stx2a-harboring strains consist of 2 phylogenetically distinct groups defined by sequence type (ST) 21 and ST29. The ST29 strains are highly conserved and correspond by plasmid genes to the new virulent clone of EHEC O26 that emerged in Germany in the 1990s. This new clone occurred in 6 of the 7 countries and represented approximately 50% of all stx2a-harboring EHEC O26 strains isolated between 1996 and 2012., Conclusions: A new highly virulent clone of EHEC O26 has emerged in Europe. Its reservoirs and sources warrant identification.
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- 2013
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12. [Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli - dangerous new pathogens].
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Ambrožová H and Marejková M
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- Humans, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli pathogenicity, Escherichia coli Infections complications, Escherichia coli Infections diagnosis, Escherichia coli Infections therapy
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Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli first described in the United States in 1983, are important, worldwide spread zoonotic pathogens with a significant outbreak potential. Besides uncomplicated diarrhoea, they can cause severe complications in children and adults including haemolytic - uremic syndrome and rarely thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Haemolytic - uremic syndrome is the most frequent cause of acute renal failure in children. In this article we review present knowledge about etiology, epidemiology, clinic, treatment and prevention of these infections including new data from National Reference Laboratory for Escherichia coli and shigella in Prague about the occurrence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in the Czech Republic.
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- 2012
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