Shiga Toxin‒Producing Escherichia coli Diagnoses from Health Practitioners, Queensland, Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shrestha, Ashish C. ; Stafford, Russell ; Bell, Robert ; Jennison, Amy V. ; Graham, Rikki M.A. ; Field, Emma ; Lambert, Stephen B.
• Description:
  In Queensland, Australia, 31 of 96 Shiga toxin‒producing Escherichia coli cases during 2020-2022 were reported by a specialty pathology laboratory servicing alternative health practitioners. Those new cases were more likely to be asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic, prompting a review of the standard public health response.
• Subjects:
  Diarrhea Escherichia Coli Infections Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Humans Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia Coli
• Keywords:
  Alternative Health Practitioners Bacteria Bloody Diarrhea Diagnoses Diagnostic Laboratories Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome HUS Shiga Toxin‒producing Escherichia Coli STEC Stx
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(1):199-202
• Pubmed ID:
  38147535
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10756374
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Queensland, Australia
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:95026382e9c9a37b99b97a21691186c2f141ca9945f57c80ff79b6b090d25cfb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140589/cdc_140589_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 585.03 KB ]