Association between Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 stx Gene Subtype and Disease Severity, England, 2009–2019

Association between Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 stx Gene Subtype and Disease Severity, England, 2009–2019

Signs and symptoms of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O157:H7 infection range from mild gastrointestinal to bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We assessed the association between Shiga toxin gene (stx) subtype and disease severity for »3,000 patients with ST...

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Main Authors: Lisa Byrne, Natalie Adams, Claire Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli
risk factors
Escherichia coli infections
epidemiology
hemolytic-uremic syndrome
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-0319_article

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