Thrombotic microangiopathy can manifest in a diverse range of diseases and is
characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and organ injury …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 and other Verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) are zoonotic
pathogens associated with food and waterborne illness around the world. E. coli O157: H7 …

Objectives To estimate, overall and by organism, the incidence of infectious intestinal
disease (IID) in the community, presenting to general practice (GP) and reported to national …

Escherichia coli O157 is an uncommon but serious cause of gastroenteritis. This bacterium
is noteworthy because a few, but significant, number of infected people develop the …

Cattle that excrete more Escherichia coli O157 than others are known as super-shedders.
Super-shedding has important consequences for the epidemiology of E. coli O157 in cattle …

Background. National surveillance of gastrointestinal pathogens, such as Shiga toxin–
producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157), is key to rapidly identifying linked cases in …

Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains have been linked to
outbreaks and sporadic cases of illness worldwide. Illnesses linked to STEC serotypes other …

The diagnostic terms hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic
purpura (TTP) are based on historical and overlapping clinical descriptions. Advances in …

Objectives The administration of antibiotics in infections caused by Shiga toxin producing E.
coli (STEC) strains, such as O157: H7, was and remains controversial, as it has been …

Between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2012 in England, a total of 3717 cases were
reported with evidence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection, and the crude …