Sue Nelson, Robert C. Clarke, Mohamed A. Karmali
Abstract
Abstract Verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection is associated with a distinct illness, the clinical spectrum of which includes non-specific diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis, and the haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). HUS is the leading cause of acute renal failure in children.
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Abstract Verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection is associated with a distinct illness, the clinical spectrum of which includes non-specific diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis, and the haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). HUS is the leading cause of acute renal failure in children.
Key concepts: Verocytotoxin, VTEC, Escherichia coli, Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, Microbiology, Medicine, Biology, Gene