Guide to Diagnostic Tests
E. coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (EHEC/STEC)
Organism
E. coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (EHEC/STEC)
Organism colonizes enterocytes of the large bowel and causes a characteristic attaching and effacing pathology. It produces Shiga toxin (Stx) 1 or 2, which inhibit protein synthesis.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "E. Coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. Coli (EHEC/STEC)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619361/all/E__coli__Enterohemorrhagic_Shiga_toxin_producing_E__coli__EHEC_STEC_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. E. coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (EHEC/STEC). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619361/all/E__coli__Enterohemorrhagic_Shiga_toxin_producing_E__coli__EHEC_STEC_. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). E. coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (EHEC/STEC). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619361/all/E__coli__Enterohemorrhagic_Shiga_toxin_producing_E__coli__EHEC_STEC_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. E. Coli, Enterohemorrhagic/Shiga-toxin-producing E. Coli (EHEC/STEC) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619361/all/E__coli__Enterohemorrhagic_Shiga_toxin_producing_E__coli__EHEC_STEC_.
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