Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 25, 23 June 2011
Rapid communications
Colonic ischaemia as a severe Shiga toxin/verotoxin producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 complication in a patient without haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, June 2011
S Cordesmeyer (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, U Peitz<SUP>2</SUP>, N G?dde<SUP>3</SUP>, H U Kasper<SUP>4</SUP>, M W Hoffmann<SUP>1</SUP>, E Allemeyer<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,5</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Cordesmeyer S, Peitz U, G?dde N, Kasper HU, Hoffmann MW, Allemeyer E. Colonic ischaemia as a severe Shiga toxin/verotoxin producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 complication in a patient without haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, June 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(25)
ii=19895. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19895
Date of submission: 15 June 2011 <HR>An increasing rate of infections with Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) O104:H4 has been observed in Germany since May 2011, with unusually high numbers of patients suffering from haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). We report a STEC/VTEC O104:H4 case without HUS, presenting with colonic ischaemia demanding surgery. This atypical clinical presentation of STEC O104:H4 infection might indicate new severe complications associated with this uncommon strain, and highlights the importance of immediate interdisciplinary assessment of STEC/VTEC patients.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 25, 23 June 2011
Rapid communications
Colonic ischaemia as a severe Shiga toxin/verotoxin producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 complication in a patient without haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, June 2011
S Cordesmeyer (
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Raphaelsklinik M?nster, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology, Raphaelsklinik M?nster, Germany
- Department of Anestesiology, Raphaelsklinik M?nster, Germany
- Institute of Pathology Medical Center, M?nster, Germany
- Division of Coloproctology, Raphaelsklinik M?nster, Germany
Citation style for this article: Cordesmeyer S, Peitz U, G?dde N, Kasper HU, Hoffmann MW, Allemeyer E. Colonic ischaemia as a severe Shiga toxin/verotoxin producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 complication in a patient without haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, June 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(25)
ii=19895. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19895 Date of submission: 15 June 2011 <HR>An increasing rate of infections with Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) O104:H4 has been observed in Germany since May 2011, with unusually high numbers of patients suffering from haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). We report a STEC/VTEC O104:H4 case without HUS, presenting with colonic ischaemia demanding surgery. This atypical clinical presentation of STEC O104:H4 infection might indicate new severe complications associated with this uncommon strain, and highlights the importance of immediate interdisciplinary assessment of STEC/VTEC patients.