Prevalence of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli as detected by enzyme-linked immunoassays and real-time PCR during the summer months in northern Alberta, Canada.

Abstract

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in northern Alberta was detected using two enzyme immunoassays and an in-house real-time PCR. Of 2,328 stool samples, 8 were positive for O157:H7 STEC and 13 were positive for non-O157 STEC. No significant gender (P = 0.17) or age (P = 0.81) differences between groups were seen.

Most positive diarrheal stool samples were nonbloody.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Alberta
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
• Escherichia coli Infections
• Feces
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prevalence
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Serotyping
• Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Linda Chui
• Mao-Cheng Lee
• Kathy Malejczyk
• Lillian Lim
• Daniel Fok
• Pauline Kwong

Publication date

2011-11-29

Journal

Journal topics

• Microbiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Journal of clinical microbiology

Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Linda.Chui [at] albertahealthservices.ca

Release reference

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec;49(12):4307-10

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