Be aware of Shiga-toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli: case report and false-negative results with certain rapid molecular panels.

Authors :: Cointe A
Birgy A
Pascault A
Louillet F
Dufougeray A
Mariani-Kurkdjian P
Bonacorsi S
Source :: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2020 Dec; Vol. 98 (4), pp. 115177. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 14.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: We report a hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) case due to Stx2f-producing E. coli illustrating the diagnostic difficulty of this Shiga-toxin subtype. Clinicians should be aware of limits of certain rapid molecular panels that are increasingly being used and may play a role in underestimating the global burden of such infections.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Child, Preschool
Escherichia coli Infections complications
Escherichia coli Infections diagnosis
Escherichia coli Proteins genetics
False Negative Reactions
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome diagnosis
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome etiology
Humans
Male
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Shiga Toxin genetics
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli classification
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli genetics
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections microbiology
Shiga Toxin metabolism
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli metabolism

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