survey on o157:h7 enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli (ehec) in cattle in golestan province, iran.

Survey on O157:H7 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in cattle in Golestan province, Iran

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A diverse group of Escherichia coli are known as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) including O157:H7 and non-O157 EHEC. Enterohemorrhagic strains are related to sever clinical conditions in humans including hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome, and most of the recorded outbreaks occurred due to O157: H7 E. coli. The aim of the present study was to ...

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli has since the last 2 decades been known to cause severe and bloody diarrhoea as well as haemorrhagic colitis (HC) and haemorrhagic uraemic syndrome (HUS) especially among children. The importance of screening for EHEC among children and older patients with severe symptoms is apparent. Production of the verocytotoxins VT1 and VT2 are the main features of EHEC,...

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Findings from Humans in Finland

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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) pathogenesis

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 is a human pathogen responsible for outbreaks of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. Conventional antimicrobials trigger an SOS response in EHEC that promotes the release of the potent Shiga toxin that is responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality associated with EHEC infection. Cattle are a natural r...

Bloody diarrhea caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).

richia coli (EHEC) has been spreading in Germany since the second week of May and causing considerable concern among the population. At the time of writing, nine deaths have been reported due to the subsequent development of hemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), but the source of the outbreak is still unknown. As of May 31, 2011, the Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, Germany, has confirmed a total of 4...