A verocytotoxin-producing E. coli outbreak with a surprisingly high risk of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Denmark, September-October 2012.
Euro Surveill
; 18(2)2013 Jan 10.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23324425
ABSTRACT
Denmark faced an outbreak of verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) O157H7 infections in autumn 2012. Thirteen cases were diagnosed of which eight had haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Epidemiological investigations suggested ground beef as the vehicle of the outbreak. The outbreak strain had a rare toxin gene subtype profile eae, vtx1a and vtx2a, and a high proportion of HUS (62%) among cases, a finding previously linked with the outbreak subtype profile. Toxin subtyping can be useful to identify high risk VTEC strains.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica
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Síndrome Hemolítico-Urêmica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Euro Surveill
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca