Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 associated with a cluster of haemolytic uraemic syndrome cases in South Africa, 2017.

Anthony Marius SmithNomsa P TauJohn Bosco Kalule Mark P Nicol Mignon I McCullochCharlene A JacobsKerrigan M McCarthy Arshad IsmailMushal AllamJackie Kleynhans

Published in: Access microbiology (2019)

Since STEC infection does not always lead to severe symptoms, it is possible that many more cases were associated with this cluster and largely went unrecognized.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
south africa
klebsiella pneumoniae
biofilm formation
early onset
hiv positive
depressive symptoms
physical activity
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy