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10186955

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
In 1982, a new pathogen caused an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis in this country. This new pathogen, Escherichia coli O157:H7, was not a known enteropathogen prior to this time. Since 1982, this organism has become the most commonly isolated pathogen from patients with bloody stools. Health officials estimate that E. coli O157:H7 causes 20,000 cases of hemorrhagic colitis annually in the U.S. Approximately 5% of all hemorrhagic colitis patients experience serious sequelae involving hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and kidney failure, and about 250 patients die each year with E. coli O157:H7 hemorrhagic colitis and sequelae. Even as many clinical laboratories become more efficient at detecting E. coli O157:H7 using simple media, other strains of enterohemorrhagic E. coli are appearing as causes of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. These non-O157:H7 are more difficult to detect and identify, and present a challenge to clinical microbiologists.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-959X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-304
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Emerging foodborne pathogens: enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
pubmed:affiliation
Microbiology Services, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review