A new diagnostic problem: isolation of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 strains with aberrant biochemical properties

Authors
Ware, JM Abbott, SL Janda, JM
Citation
Jm. Ware et al., A new diagnostic problem: isolation of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 strains with aberrant biochemical properties, DIAG MICR I, 38(3), 2000, pp. 185-187
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ISSN journal
07328893 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
185 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(200011)38:3<185:ANDPIO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Over a five-year period (1995-1999) the Microbial Diseases Laboratory recei ved 34 strains of E, coli O157:H7 each with a single aberrant biochemical p roperty. In addition, 27 O157 strains with negative or delayed motility wer e noted during the same time period. These observations suggest that there may be an increased likelihood to misdiagnose O157:H7 infections using comm ercial systems in the future due to increasing phenotypic variability. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.