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Table 3 Distribution of STEC O157 strains isolated from humans with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), bloody diarrhoea (BD), non-bloody diarrhoea (NBD) or other non-specified conditions (NS) according to stx genotype.

From: Characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coliO157 strains isolated from humans in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand

 

No. (%) of strains from patients with :

stx genotype

HUS

BD

NBD

NS

stx 1

0

0

2 (20)

0

stx 2

12 (33)

6 (30)

3 (30)

1 (14)

stx 2c (vh-a)

0

2 (10)

1 (10)

0

stx1/stx2

1 (3)

0

0

5 (71)

stx1/stx2c (vh-a)

1 (3)

2 (10)

1 (10)

0

stx1/stx2-UT

0

0

0

1 (14)

stx2/stx2c (vh-a)

22 (61)

10 (50)

3 (30)

0

Total

36 (100)

20 (100)

10 (100)

7 (100)