Emerging foodborne pathogens: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

From: Clinical Laboratory Science | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

In 1982, a new pathogen caused an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis in this country. This new pathogen, Escherichia coli 0157: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 0157: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 O ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Forage feeding to reduce preharvest Escherichia coli populations in cattle, a review
; ...pathogenic strains ofE. coli can cause hemorrhagic colitis in humans. The...enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strain...Although several E. coli strains (e.g., O111, 026) can cause hemorrhagic colitis in humans, E. coli O157:H7 is the...repeated outbreaks of ...
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 - an emerging pathogen. (includes patient information)
; ...Escherichia coli O157:H7 is...gastroenteritis and hemorrhagic colitis. It was first...Epidemiology E. coli O157:H7 is...diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis and has emerged...diarrhea or hemorrhagic colitis are associated with E. coli O157:H7...
Comparison of four latex kits for detection of E. coli 0157
; ...failed to detect one E. coli 0157:H7 isolate. CONCLUSION...were able to identify E. coli 0157 isolated from stool...significance of the one missed E. coli 0157 isolate. ABBREVIATIONS...syndrome. INDEX TERMS: E. Coli 0157:H7 identification...Saskatchewan, Canada Escherichia coli 0 157:H7, a ...
E. coli 0157:H7 ranks as the fourth most costly foodborne disease.
; ...roll, and mayonnaise have also been associated with E. coli 0157:H7 outbreaks. This article analyzes the costs...literature on the history of infections caused by E. coli 0157:H7 during the last decade. These studies have...results in 7,668 to 20,448 people annually with E. coli 0157:H7 caused illnesses. ...
An Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Hemorrhagic Colitis Associated with Unpasteurized Gouda Cheese
; ...Background: A cluster of E. coli O157:H7 hemorrhagic colitis was identified in metro...electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis on E. coli O157:H7 isolates from cluster...MeSH terms: Escherichia coli O157; hemolytic-uremic...shiga toxinproducing E. coli (STEC).1 Illness caused...1983,3 ...
Implication of virulence factors in Escherichia coli O157:H7 pathogenesis
; ...documented outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in 1982, numerous...INTRODUCTION Escherichia coli is a normally inoffensive...humans. From birth, E. coli colonizes the gastrointestinal...hundreds of pathogenic E. coli strains have been ...
Heat Inactivation of E. coli During Manure Composting
; ...important issue in public health. Escherichia coli O157:H7 is one of several emerging pathogens...laboratory-grown vs. bovine-derived E. coli O157:H7 mortality, specifically the relationship...of temperature and composting time on E. coli O157:H7 mortality. Laboratory-grown E...
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection: History and clinical aspects
; ABSTRACT Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli remains an important cause of diarrhoea) disease worldwide...In terms of global public health, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli are the most important. However, enterohaemorrhagic...
SCIENTISTS FIND GENE MAP FOR E. COLI FAMILY BREAKTHROUGH MAY BRING VACCINES.(News)
; E. coli, the bacteria family that prompted the nation...of DNA in a common laboratory strain of E. coli. Experts said the new map is good news for...laboratory, where scientists have used E. coli as a workhorse of experimentation and biological...
SCIENTISTS FIND CLUES TO E. COLI
; ...RECER The Columbian 09-05-1997 WASHINGTON -- A type of E. coli related to the bacteria that prompted the nation's largest...base pairs of DNA in a common laboratory strain of E. coli. "The E. coli genome we have sequenced," said Blattner, "is closely...