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A case of laboratory acquired infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7.
- Source :
-
Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology [Zentralbl Bakteriol] 1993 Nov; Vol. 279 (4), pp. 512-7. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- A case of laboratory-acquired infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7 is presented. Evidence of the identity of the infecting strain was provided by toxin type and plasmid profiles. Because no obvious technical errors in laboratory practices could be demonstrated we conclude that the infecting dose for E. coli O157:H7 may be small. The clinical course was uncomplicated; during reconvalescence, the patient's serum recognized a unique 87 kDa band on immunoblots of the infecting strain.
- Subjects :
- Antibodies, Bacterial blood
Bacterial Proteins immunology
Bacterial Toxins immunology
Blotting, Western
Child
Colitis microbiology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Escherichia coli immunology
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections immunology
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage microbiology
Humans
Laboratory Infection immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Shiga Toxin 1
Shiga Toxin 2
Escherichia coli pathogenicity
Escherichia coli Infections microbiology
Laboratory Infection microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0934-8840
- Volume :
- 279
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8305808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80423-8