Author:
Hobbs Betty C.,Rowe B.,Kendall Margaret,Turnbull P. C. B.,Ghosh A. C.
Abstract
SUMMARYEscherichia coliO 27 H 7 was found in 16 stool samples submitted during a Caribbean cruise (CruiseZ) by 29 patients reporting with diarrhoea. A retrospective search revealedE. coliO 27 H 7 in 11 of 20 and 2 of 14 stool cultures from patients on two previous cruises (YandXrespectively) and in a culture from fresh cream (CruiseY). The repeated occurrence ofE. coliO 27 H 7 in the absence of any other apparent cause suggested that this serotype may have been responsible for the diarrhoea. The results of pathogenicity tests suggested that this strain elaborated heat-stable (ST) enterotoxin.The possibility that food may have been the vector is discussed.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Immunology
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