Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in British Columbia, 2011-2017: Analysis to inform exclusion guidelines.

Conclusion: The epidemiology of STEC has changed in BC as laboratories increasingly distinguish between O157 and non-O157 cases and identify Stx type. It appears that non-O157 cases with Stx1 are less severe than O157 cases with Stx2. The BC STEC exclusion guidelines were updated as a result of this analysis. PMID: 31556405 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31556405?dopt=Abstract

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - September 4, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Noftall K, Taylor M, Hoang L, Galanis E Tags: Can Commun Dis Rep Source Type: research