|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An infection of variable severity characterized by diarrhea (often bloody) and abdominal cramps. Illness may be complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP); asymptomatic infections also may occur.
Suspect: A case of postdiarrheal HUS or TTP (see HUS case definition)
Probable:
Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed.
Laboratory-confirmed isolates are reported via the Public Health Laboratory Information System (PHLIS), which is managed by the Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC. Both probable and confirmed cases are reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), but only confirmed cases are reported to PHLIS. Confirmation is based on laboratory findings, and clinical illness is not required.
*Strains of E. coli O157:H7 that have lost the flagellar "H" antigen become nonmotile and are designated "NM"Privacy Policy | Accessibility CDC Home | Search | Health Topics A-Z This page last updated January 9, 2008 United States
Department of Health and Human Services "Epi Info" is a trademark of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |