Haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with a family cluster of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Authors

  • Jeffrey N Hanna Tropical Population Health Network, Queensland Health, Cairns, Queensland
  • Jan L Humphreys Tropical Population Health Network, Queensland Health, Townsville, Queensland
  • Sian E Ashton Tropical Population Health Network, Queensland Health, Cairns, Queensland
  • Denise M Murphy Public Health Microbiolgy, Queensland Health Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2007.31.32

Keywords:

Escherichia coli, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, shiga toxin-producing E.coli

Abstract

This report presents cases of Shiga toxin-producing EHEC in three siblings in north Queensland.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Community outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome attributable to Escherichia coli O111:NM — South Australia, 1995. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1995;44:550–551, 557–558.

Henning PH, Tham EB, Martin AA, Beare TH, Jureidini KF. Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome outbreak caused by Escherichia coli O111:H-: clinical outcomes. Med J Aust 1998;168:552–555.

Elliott EJ, Robins-Browne RM. Hemolytic uremic syndrome. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2005;35:310–330.

Paton AW, Ratcliffe RM, Doyle RM, Seymour-Murray J, Davos D, Lanser JA, et al. Molecular microbiological investigation of an outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by dry fermented sausage contaminated with Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J Clin Microbiol 1996;34:1622–1627.

Morgan AK, Piispanen J, Humphreys J, Murphy D. A cluster of cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in north Queensland associated with a novel Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli. Commun Dis Intell 2005;29:193–196.

Guidelines for the control of infection with vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Subcommittee of the PHLS Advisory Committee on Gastrointestinal Infections. Commun Dis Public Health 2000;3:14–23.

Queensland Health. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection. In: Queensland Health Guidelines for the Control of Communicable Diseases in the Community. 3rd edn. Brisbane, Queensland Government, 2005.

Ethelberg S, Olsen KE, Scheutz F, Jensen C, Schiellerup P, Engberg J, et al. Virulence factors for hemolytic uremic syndrome, Denmark. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10:842–847.

Flores FX, Jabs K, Thorne GM, Jaeger J, Linshaw MA, Somers MJ. Immune response to Escherichia coli O157:H7 in hemolytic uremic syndrome following salmonellosis. Pediatr Nephrol 1997;11:488–490.

Ludwig K, Sarkim V, Bitzan M, Karmali MA, Bobrowski C, Ruder H, et al. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection and antibodies against stx1 and stx2 in household contacts of children with enteropathic hemolytic-uremic syndrome. J Clin Microbiol 2002;40:1773–1782.

Thomas AD, Forbes-Faulkner JC, Speare R, Murray C. Salmonelliasis in wildlife from Queensland. J Wildl Dis 2001;37:229–238.

Steinmuller N, Demma L, Bender JB, Eidson M, Angulo FJ. Outbreaks of enteric disease associated with animal contact: not just a foodborne problem anymore. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1596–1602.

Bender JB, Shulman SA, Animals in Public Contact subcommittee; National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians. Reports of zoonotic disease outbreaks associated with animal exhibits and availability of recommendations for preventing zoonotic disease transmission from animals to people in such settings. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004;224:1105–1109.

Health and Safety Executive. Avoiding ill health at open farms – Advice to farmers (with teachers' supplement). Agriculture Information Sheet no. 23 (revised). June 2000. Available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais23.pdf Accessed February 2007.

National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV). Compendium of measures to prevent disease associated with animals in public settings, 2005. MMWR Recomm Rep 2005;54(RR–4):1–13.

Communicable Disease Control Branch and Environmental Health Branch. Petting zoo infection control guideline for petting zoo operators, education and childcare services and environmental health officers. Department of Human Services. February 2002. Available from: http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/PDF-files/petting-zoos-guidelines.pdf Accessed on March 2007.

Downloads

Published

01/09/07

How to Cite

Hanna, Jeffrey N, Jan L Humphreys, Sian E Ashton, and Denise M Murphy. 2007. “Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome Associated With a Family Cluster of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia Coli”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 31 (September):300-303. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2007.31.32.

Issue

Vol. 31 (2007)

Section

Case report

Categories

License

Copyright (c) 2007 Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>