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14 maj 2024 · Do not use anti-diarrheal medication with high fever or bloody diarrhea. Do not use anti-diarrheal medication with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection. Using anti-diarrheal medication with STEC infection can increase the chance of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
- Information for Clinicians
E. coli infection is diagnosed when the bacteria are...
- Information for Clinicians
14 maj 2024 · E. coli infection is diagnosed when the bacteria are identified from the sample of a patient with an acute diarrheal illness. Testing for STEC. Stool samples should be routinely cultured for E. coli O157 and simultaneously assayed for non-O157 STEC with a test that detects Shiga toxins (or the genes that encode them).
16 paź 2009 · Shiga toxin--producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a leading cause of bacterial enteric infections in the United States. Prompt, accurate diagnosis of STEC infection is important because appropriate treatment early in the course of infection might decrease the risk for serious complications such as renal damage and improve overall patient outcome.
This report provides comprehensive and detailed recommendations for STEC testing by clinical laboratories, including the recommendation that all stools submitted for routine testing from patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea (regardless of patient age, season of the year, or presence or absence of blood in the stool) be simultaneously ...
In recent years, a variety of alternative treatment approaches such as monoclonal antibodies or antisera directed against Shiga toxin, toxin receptor analogs, and several vaccination strategies have been developed and evaluated in vitro and in animal models. A few strategies have progressed to the clinical trial phase.
Not all types of E. coli bacteria make people sick, but a certain type of E. coli, called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli or “STEC” for short, make a toxin (poison) that can make some people very sick.
It is crucial that all stool specimens collected from patients with symptoms consistent with acute bacterial enteritis be tested for the presence of Shiga toxin and for STEC culture to be attempted. Antibiotics are generally not recommended for patients with STEC infection.
