Two cases of human urinary tract infection complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli

F Scheutz; B Olesen; A Nørgaard

doi:10.1086/314019

Two cases of human urinary tract infection complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Sep;31(3):815-6. doi: 10.1086/314019.

Authors

F Scheutz¹, B Olesen, A Nørgaard

Affiliation

¹ The International Escherichia and Klebsiella Centre (World Health Organization), Department of Gastrointestinal Infections, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. [email protected]

PMID: 11017837
DOI: 10.1086/314019

Abstract

In 1993, 2 cases of urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli were diagnosed at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. Neither of the patients had any previous history of diarrhea. We suggest that E. coli strains isolated from UTI be examined for the production of verotoxin when hemolytic uremic syndrome is clinically suspected.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
Escherichia coli / metabolism
Escherichia coli Infections / complications
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / complications
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / microbiology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Shiga Toxins / biosynthesis*
Urinary Tract Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

Shiga Toxins