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Acute diarrhoea due to a Shiga toxin 2e-producing Escherichia coli O8 : H19.
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JMM case reports [JMM Case Rep] 2017 Jun 14; Vol. 4 (6), pp. e005099. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 14 (Print Publication: 2017). - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Introduction. Identification of non-O157 Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections may be underestimated in microbiological diagnosis. Case presentation. A 58-year-old woman developed diarrhoea with watery and subsequently mucous stool. Initial multiplex PCR testing revealed a positive result for stx <subscript>2</subscript> . Culture isolation of a STEC was successful only after repeated inoculation of chromogenic E. coli media. Molecular characterization was performed and identified the isolate as stx <subscript>2e</subscript> -positive STEC of serotype O8 : H19. The strain harboured lpfA , but not eae . Conclusion. This case highlights the usefulness of initial multiplex PCR for diagnosis of non-O157 STEC infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2053-3721
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JMM case reports
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 29026626
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005099