Characteristics of STEC isolates in diarrhoea associated HUS
| Presence of virulence associated factors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of isolates | Serotype | Sorbitol fermentation | Stx12-151 | Stx22-151 | eae | Enterohaemolysin |
| Outbreak HUS2-150 | ||||||
| 16 | O111:H− | + | + | + | + | + |
| Sporadic HUS | ||||||
| 8 | O111:H− | + | + | + | + | + |
| 1 | O26:H− | + | + | − | + | + |
| 4 | O113:H21 | + | − | + | − | + |
| 1 | O130:H11 | + | − | + | − | + |
| 1 | O157:H− | − | + | + | + | − |
| 1 | O157:H− | − | − | + | + | + |
| 1 | O157:H−2-152 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1 | ONT:H− | + | − | + | − | − |
| 1 | ONT:H7 | + | − | + | − | + |
| 12-153 | OR:H9 | + | + | − | − | − |
Specimens were investigated on 20/20 epidemic cases and 50/64 endemic cases.
↵2-150 Paton et al.23
↵2-151 Shiga toxin produced and Shiga toxin genes present (+) or absent (−).
↵2-152 Virulence associated features not determined on this isolate.
↵2-153 Obtained from a patient who was also infected with a Shiga toxin 2 producing strain of Enterobacter cloacae.38
NT, non-typeable; R, rough.