Whole-Genome Sequencing of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli OX18 from a Fatal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Case.

Authors :: Lee K
Iguchi A
Uda K
Matsumura S
Miyairi I
Ishikura K
Ohnishi M
Seto J
Ishikawa K
Konishi N
Obata H
Furukawa I
Nagaoka H
Morinushi H
Hama N
Nomoto R
Nakajima H
Kariya H
Hamasaki M
Iyoda S
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2021 May; Vol. 27 (5), pp. 1509-1512.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: We report a fatal case of hemolytic uremic syndrome with urinary tract infection in Japan caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. We genotypically identified the isolate as OX18:H2. Whole-genome sequencing revealed 3 potentially pathogenic lineages (OX18:H2, H19, and H34) that have been continuously isolated in Japan.

Subjects :: Humans
Japan
Whole Genome Sequencing
Escherichia coli Infections
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli genetics

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