Shiga Toxin--Producing Escherichia coli as a Possible Etiological Agent of Chronic Diarrhea | Zendy

Lisa A. Spacek | Zendy; Bryan P. Hurley | Zendy; David W. K. Acheson | Zendy; Alexander B. Granok | Zendy; Andrea Currie | Zendy; K. Doing | Zendy; Cynthia L. Sears | Zendy

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Shiga Toxin--Producing Escherichia coli as a Possible Etiological Agent of Chronic Diarrhea

Author(s) -

Lisa A. Spacek,

Bryan P. Hurley,

David W. K. Acheson,

Alexander B. Granok,

Andrea Currie,

K. Doing,

Cynthia L. Sears

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/422877

Subject(s) - medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , shiga toxin , diarrhea , escherichia coli , toxin , etiology , virology , biology , biochemistry , gene

We identified Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as the likely etiologic pathogen for chronic diarrhea in 2 patients, 1 of whom was immunocompromised with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and 1 of whom was immunocompetent. Both were treated with antibiotics, and neither developed systemic complications of the infection. These cases suggest that STEC infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.

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