Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in patients with diarrhoea in Switzerland
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_924EB556041D
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in patients with diarrhoea in Switzerland
Périodique
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
ISSN
0934-9723
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
11/2002
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
21
Numéro
11
Pages
810-3
Notes
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Nov
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Nov
Résumé
The present study was conducted between October 1996 and October 1998 to estimate the frequency of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli among outpatients with diarrhoea in Switzerland. Among 3,041 subjects studied, 16 (0.5%) verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infections were identified. Eleven cases were in infants and children </= 6 years of age. In 15 cases, a verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli strain was isolated. These strains belonged to 11 different serotypes, and only two were serogroup O157. In five cases, the infection was probably acquired outside Switzerland. Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli apparently play a minor role in the aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in adult outpatients in Switzerland, but they are important pathogens in preschool children in whom the most severe symptoms are observed.
Mots-clé
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Diarrhea/*epidemiology/*microbiology
Enterotoxins/analysis/*metabolism
Escherichia coli/isolation & purification/*metabolism
Escherichia coli Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology
Female
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Incidence
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Switzerland/epidemiology
Pubmed
Web of science
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11/02/2008 13:40
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20/08/2019 15:55