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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2003, p. 3438-3440, Vol. 41, No. 7
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3438-3440.2003

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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli-Associated Kidney Failure in a 40-Year-Old Patient and Late Diagnosis by Novel Bacteriologic and Toxin Detection Methods

Louise D. Teel,1* Brett R. Steinberg,2 Naomi E. Aronson,1,2 and Alison D. O'Brien1

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814,1 Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-50012

Received 19 December 2002/ Returned for modification 28 February 2003/ Accepted 31 March 2003

Infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is the most common cause of kidney failure in children. High morbidity is also associated with infections in the elderly. We describe STEC-associated kidney failure in a 40-year-old patient, including the methods used to identify STEC a month after disease onset.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone: (301) 295-3421. Fax: (301) 295-3773. E-mail: lteel{at}usuhs.mil.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2003, p. 3438-3440, Vol. 41, No. 7
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3438-3440.2003
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