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Laboratory practices and incidence of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections |
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| Authors: | Stigi Kathleen A Macdonald J Kathryn Tellez-Marfin Anthony A Lofy Kathryn H |
| Institution: | Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, WA 98155, USA. katie.stigi@doh.wa.gov |
| Abstract: | We surveyed laboratories in Washington State, USA, and found that increased use of Shiga toxin assays correlated with increased reported incidence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections during 2005-2010. Despite increased assay use, only half of processed stool specimens underwent Shiga toxin testing during 2010, suggesting substantial underdetection of non-O157 STEC infections. |
| Keywords: | Escherichia coli Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli Shiga toxin 2 Shiga toxin 1 Escherichia coli O157 hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS virulence factors enterohemorrhagic E coli STEC bacteria Escherichia coli E coli |
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