The utility and public health implications of PCR and whole genome sequencing for the detection and investigation of an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroup O26:H11

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1672-1680

  Dallman, T J ^a   Byrne, L ^a   Launders, N ^a   Glen, K ^a   Grant, K A ^a   Jenkins, C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial typing; molecular epidemiology; outbreaks; public health microbiology; Shiga like toxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; ADHESIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; EPIMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; PEROSAMINE SYNTHETASE; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNITED KINGDOM; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; GENETICS; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADULT; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHIGA TOXIN 1; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 84929272493     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002696     Document Type: Article

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