Abstract
Population-based surveillance for Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 has been carried out in Wales since 1990. The annual incidence has remained stable during the 9-year period (mean: 1.6 cases per 100,000 population); the rate is highest in children younger than 5 years of age. Blood in the stool is reported in fewer than half the cases, indicating the importance of screening all fecal specimens for VTEC O157.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / epidemiology
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Abdominal Pain / microbiology
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacterial Toxins* / biosynthesis
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Bacterial Toxins* / genetics
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Coliphages / classification
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / physiopathology
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Escherichia coli O157* / classification
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Escherichia coli O157* / genetics
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Escherichia coli O157* / metabolism
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Female
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / epidemiology
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / microbiology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Population Surveillance
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Shiga Toxin 1
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Shiga Toxin 2
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Wales / epidemiology
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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Shiga Toxin 1
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Shiga Toxin 2