Battle E H, Elliott S Y
Department of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, Charleston, USA.
W V Med J. 1995 Nov-Dec;91(7):320-1.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an emerging cause of food-borne illness. This bacterial pathogen, most commonly transmitted by undercooked ground beef, causes hemorrhagic colitis. It has been associated with the hemolytic uremic syndrome and death, mostly in children and the elderly. This article describes three patients treated for sporadic cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7-associated hemorrhagic colitis at Charleston Area Medical Center over a three-week period.
大肠杆菌O157:H7是食源性疾病的一个新出现的病因。这种细菌病原体最常见的传播途径是未煮熟的绞碎牛肉，可导致出血性结肠炎。它与溶血性尿毒综合征及死亡有关，主要发生在儿童和老年人中。本文描述了在为期三周的时间里，查尔斯顿地区医疗中心对三例散发性大肠杆菌O157:H7相关出血性结肠炎病例进行治疗的情况。
