The surveillance of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in Wales, 1990 to 1998

Authors
Chalmers, RM Parry, SM Salmon, RL Smith, RMM Willshaw, GA Cheasty, T
Citation
Rm. Chalmers et al., The surveillance of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in Wales, 1990 to 1998, EM INFECT D, 5(4), 1999, pp. 566-569
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
566 - 569
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(199907/08)5:4<566:TSOVCE>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Population-based surveillance for Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 has been carried out in Wales since -1990. The annual incidenc e has remained stable during the 9-year period (mean: 1.6 cases per 100,000 population); the rate is highest in children younger than 5 years of age. Blood in the stool is reported in fewer than half the cases, indicating the importance of screening all fecal specimens for VTEC O157.