Abstract
In some geographic areas and some age groups, isolation proportions from fecal specimens for E. coli O157:H7 surpassed those of other common enteric pathogens. One third of isolates of this organism came from nonbloody specimens. Because person-to-person transmission of E. coli O157:H7 is not uncommon and infection with this organism may cause severe disease, stool specimens from all patients with a history of acute bloody diarrhea should be cultured for E. coli O157:H7.
Keywords
FecesEscherichia coliDiarrheaPathogenMedicineBloody diarrheaMicrobiologyPopulationOdds ratioEnterobacteriaceaeBiologyInternal medicineEnvironmental health
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Laurence Slutsker
(1997).
<i>Escherichia coli</i> O157: H7 Diarrhea in the United States: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 126
(7)
, 505-513.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-7-199704010-00002
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- 10.7326/0003-4819-126-7-199704010-00002