The low prevalence of shiga-toxin production among sorbitol non-fermenting Escherichia coli urinary tract isolates does not warrant routine screening

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Nov;31(5):1313. doi: 10.1086/317439.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / metabolism
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / etiology
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Sorbitol / metabolism
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Sorbitol