Enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O169:H41, United States

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Mar;10(3):518-21. doi: 10.3201/eid1003.030268.

Abstract

From 1996 to 2003, 16 outbreaks of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections in the United States and on cruise ships were confirmed. E. coli serotype O169:H41 was identified in 10 outbreaks and was the only serotype in 6. This serotype was identified in 1 of 21 confirmed ETEC outbreaks before 1996.

MeSH terms

  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Escherichia coli / classification*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Naval Medicine / statistics & numerical data
  • Prevalence
  • Serotyping
  • United States / epidemiology