Escherichia coli 0157 : H7 gastroenteritis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome: An emerging infectious disease

Authors
Besser, RE Griffin, PM Slutsker, L
Citation
Re. Besser et al., Escherichia coli 0157 : H7 gastroenteritis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome: An emerging infectious disease, ANN R MED, 50, 1999, pp. 355-367
Citations number
60
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00664219 → ACNP
Volume
50
Year of publication
1999
Pages
355 - 367
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4219(1999)50:<355:EC0:HG>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an increasingly common cause of a variety of il lnesses, including bloody diarrhea and the hemolytic uremic syndrome. This emerging infectious agent was first identified in 1982 and has been isolate d with increasing frequency since then. This chapter reviews the epidemiolo gy, clinical spectrum, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infections w ith E. coli O157:H7.