Published Date: 2003-08-28 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli, VTEC non-O157 - UK (Scotland):correction
Archive Number: 20030828.2166
E. COLI, VTEC NON-O157 - UK (SCOTLAND): CORRECTION
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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:16:44 -0400
From: Dr. Michael Parry <MParry@stamhealth.org
Please note, your editorial on this item should say "...by virtue of O157's
INABILITY to ferment sorbitol..."
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Michael Parry
Director of Infectious Diseases
Stamford Hospital, CT, USA.
<MParry@stamhealth.org
[ProMED and this moderator acknowledge Dr. Parry's correction of post
20030825.2144. Indeed, it is the inability of _E. coli_ O157:H7 to ferment
sorbitol that distinguishes its growth on sorbitol-MacConkey agar. - Mod. LL]
See Also
E. coli, VTEC non-O157 - UK (Scotland) 20030825.2144E. coli O157 - UK (Scotland) 20030429.1051
2002
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E. coli O157, family outbreak - UK (Scotland) 20021205.5969
E. coli O157, sorbitol fermenting - UK (Scotland) 20021101.5685
E. coli O157, campers - UK (Scotland) (02) 20020807.4985
E. coli O157, campers - UK (Scotland) 20020803.4926
2001
---- E. coli O26 - South Korea 20010509.0896
2000
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E. coli STEC, human - USA (Texas): follow-up 20000425.0617
1999
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E. coli O111, diarrhea - USA (Texas) 19990707.1134
1998
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E. coli, VTEC, Prevalence among farmers - Canada 19980205.0224
1997
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E. coli, non-0157 - Belgium 19970610.1215
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