Shiga-toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC)
Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli in Children: Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations of O157:H7 and Non O157:H7 Infection
... Non-sorbitol-fermenting E. coli strains that were positive for O157 antigen and GN broth samples that were positive in the Premier EHEC test were sent to the HSLI for further ...putative STEC strains ...
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Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence Gene, and Molecular Profiles of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Diverse Sources in Calcutta, India
... decade, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has evolved from a clinical novelty to a global public health ...concern. STEC infections have been reported from over 30 ...
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome with simultaneous Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli and complement abnormalities
... patient has been associated with the development of aHUS in the literature and is thought to alter the C- terminal domain of CFH [8]. Mutations in CFHR1/ CFHR3 are found in 32% of patients with aHUS and as- sociated with ...
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Evaluation of Enzyme Immunoassays and Real Time PCR for Detecting Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli in Southern Alberta, Canada
... The Shiga Toxin Chek assay was performed using the DS2 au- tomated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system (Dynex Technologies, ...VA). Shiga Toxin Quik Chek is a rapid membrane EIA ...
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Evaluation of CHROMagar STEC and STEC O104 Chromogenic Agar Media for Detection of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli in Stool Specimens
... CHROMagar STEC and CHROMagar STEC O104 (CHROMagar Microbiology, Paris, France) media for the detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was assessed with ...
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Usability and Performance of CHROMagar STEC Medium in Detection of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli Strains
... CHROMagar STEC medium to grow Shiga toxin-produc- ing and other diarrheagenic ...E. coli strains was investigated by using a deep- frozen collection of STEC, enteropathogenic ...
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Molecular epidemiology of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and non O157 STEC in calves in the North Island of New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... of STEC have been isolated from cattle (Blanco et ...However, E. coli O157, O26, O103, O111 and O145 are considered of clinical importance due to their association with haemorrhagic colitis (HC) and ...
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Subtyping Method for Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) 2 Variants and Correlations to Clinical Manifestations
... by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), alternatively known as verocytotoxin-produc- ing ...E. coli, account for the most severe symptoms among those caused by ...
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A Rapid Immunoassay for Detection of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli Directly from Human Fecal Samples and Its Performance in Detection of Toxin Subtypes
... of Shiga toxin in fecal filtrate, and while extremely sensitive (30 to 60 pg/ml LOD), it is laborious and results are not available for 48 to 72 ...viable STEC cells in the fecal specimen, a low ...
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Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli: a Single Center, 11 Year Pediatric Experience
... Isolated Shiga toxin EIA testing without concomitant SMAC agar culturing has clear utility in selected situations, such as very rare outbreaks of infections caused by non-O157 STEC ...However, ...
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The Common Ovine Shiga Toxin 2 ContainingEscherichia coli Serotypes and Human Isolates of the Same Serotypes Possess a Stx2d Toxin Type
... of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli ...Although Shiga toxins are the primary virulence factor, the ability to produce intimin (encoded by eaeA) and the possession of a plasmid ...
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Development of a Rapid PCR Method Using the Insertion Sequence IS1203 for Genotyping Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli O157
... genotyping Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 (IS1203 PCR ...79 STEC O157 isolates were classified into 39 types, which were then classified into 36 subtypes by ...
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Genetic Heterogeneity of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1976 through 2003, as Revealed by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis
... 46 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated in Sa ˜o Paulo, Brazil, during the period from 1976 to 2003 were compared with those found among 30 non-STEC ...
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Identification, Characterization, and Distribution of a Shiga Toxin 1 Gene Variant (stx1c) in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans
... years, Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Esch- erichia coli (STEC) have emerged as important causes of di- arrhea and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) throughout the world (2, 9, ...
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Genotypes and phenotypes of Shiga toxin-producing <em>Escherichia coli</em> (STEC) in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria
... hemolytic Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) with a multidrug-resistant pattern in different age groups in Abeokuta, ...Nonrepetitive E. coli isolates were ...
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Highly pathogenic clone of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, England and Wales
... higa toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 cause a wide range of gastrointestinal symp- toms, including mild gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, vom- iting, and bloody diarrhea ...(2). ...
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A Poly N Acetylglucosamine−Shiga Toxin Broad Spectrum Conjugate Vaccine for Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli
... by STEC strains. (A) PNAG production by four O157 STEC strains, EDL933, 86-24, 345, and 1144 and their respective pgaC (EDL933) or pgaABCD (other 3 strains) deletion ...
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Disease severity of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 and factors influencing the development of typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study, 2009–2012
... The fi nal multivariable model identi fi ed those cases diagnosed by serological testing as at an increased risk of tHUS. This is most likely due to reversed causality, as serological testing is more frequently undertaken ...
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Mayrshofer, Franz Xaver (2005): Zum Vorkommen von Shiga Toxin 1-Varianten beim Rind in Südbayern. Dissertation, LMU München: Tierärztliche Fakultät
... einem STEC boviner Herkunft in Deutschland beschrieben, (Bürk et ...stx1-positiven STEC mit der auch in dieser Arbeit verwendeten real-time PCR-Methode von Reischl et ...
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Prevalence and distribution of the stx1, stx2 genes in Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) isolates from cattle
... of STEC and distribution of stx ranged from ...of stx gene-carrying ...of stx gene carrying bacteria during the ...that STEC shedding has seasonal variations by cattle in different ...
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