Characterisation of STEC and other diarrheic E. coli isolated on CHROMagar™STEC at a tertiary referral hospital, Cape Town

Characterisation of STEC and other diarrheic E. coli isolated on CHROMagar™STEC at a tertiary referral hospital, Cape Town

Abstract Background Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that can cause acute renal failure, especially in children. Clinical microbiology laboratories may fail to detect STEC and other diarrhoeic E. coli unless purposive rigorous screening procedures are followed us...

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Main Authors: John Bosco Kalule, Karen H. Keddy, Mark P. Nicol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
CHROMagar™STEC
Tellurite resistant diarrhoeic E. coli
STEC
Shiga toxin
Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1195-7

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