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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2007, p. 3817-3820, Vol. 45, No. 11
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00198-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Tracing Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli O103, O145, and O174 Infections from Farm Residents to Cattle{triangledown}

Sirpa Heinikainen,1* Tarja Pohjanvirta,1 Marjut Eklund,2 Anja Siitonen,2 and Sinikka Pelkonen1

Kuopio Research Unit, Department of Animal Diseases and Food Safety Research, Evira, Finnish Food Safety Authority, P.O. Box 92, 70701 Kuopio,1 Enteric Bacteria Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland2

Received 26 January 2007/ Returned for modification 18 March 2007/ Accepted 7 August 2007

Severe diarrheal infections caused by Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli O103:H2:stx1:eae-{varepsilon}:ehx, O145:H28:stx1:eae-{gamma}:ehx (two cases in a family), and O174:H21:stx2c in farm residents were traced to cattle. Molecular methods were applied to the isolation and characterization of the strains. The causative strains were also isolated from cattle samples 1 or 4 months later.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Kuopio Research Unit, P.O. Box 92, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland. Phone: 358-20-7724963. Fax: 358-20-7724970. E-mail: sirpa.heinikainen{at}evira.fi

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 September 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2007, p. 3817-3820, Vol. 45, No. 11
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00198-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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