Abstract
Escherichia coli 0157:H7 produces verotoxin and causes acute hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. 1 Su C Brandt LJ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 infection in humans. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 123: 698-714 Crossref PubMed Scopus (273) Google Scholar In July 1996, more than 12,000 people in Sakai City, Japan were infected with E coli 0157:H7 which, to date, has been the most widespread outbreak in the world. 2 Fukushima H Hashizume T Morita Y Tanaka J Azuma K Mizumoto Y et al. Clinical experiences in Sakai City Hospital during the massive outbreak of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 infections in Sakai City, 1996. Pediatr Int. 1999; 41: 213-217 Crossref PubMed Scopus (95) Google Scholar Since then, sporadic infections due to enterohemorrhagic E coli have been reported in Japan.
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