An epidemic of bloody diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 emerging in Cameroon?

Between November 1997 and April 20, 1998, bloody diarrhea sickened 298 persons in Cameroon. Laboratory investigation of the epidemic (case-fatality rate, 16.4%) documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S. boydii, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 1999-03, Vol.5 (2), p.285-290
Hauptverfasser:	Cunin, P, Tedjouka, E, Germani, Y, Ncharre, C, Bercion, R, Morvan, J, Martin, P M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Cameroon Cameroon - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Diarrhea - drug therapy Diarrhea - epidemiology Diarrhea - mortality Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Microbial Escherichia coli Infections - drug therapy Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology Escherichia coli Infections - mortality Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	Between November 1997 and April 20, 1998, bloody diarrhea sickened 298 persons in Cameroon. Laboratory investigation of the epidemic (case-fatality rate, 16.4%) documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S. boydii, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. We report the first isolation of E. coli O157:H7 in Cameroon and the second series of cases in the Central African region.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0502.990217