Table 2 Evidence of E.coli O103 infection in HUS cases (10) and diarrhoeal cases (6) and asymptomatic case (1), January-March 2006 (n = 17)
Diarrhoea/bloody diarrhoea | HUS | Stool culture for E.coli O103 | eae-gene | stx 1/stx 2 | MLVA outbreak profile * | Antibody titre against outbreak strain** | IgG/IgM Immunoblot E.coli O103 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | +/+ | + | + | + | -/- | + | 320 | +/+ |
2 | +/+ | + | + | + | -/+ | + | - | -/+ |
3 | +/+ | + | - | NA | NA | NA | 160 | +/+ |
4 | +/+ | + | - | NA | NA | NA | 320 | +/+ |
5 | +/+ | + | - | NA | NA | NA | 320 | +/+ |
6 | +/+ | + | - | NA | NA | NA | 640 | NT |
7 | +/+ | + | - | NA | NA | NA | 640 | +/+ |
8 | +/- | + | - | NA | NA | NA | - | -/-*** |
9 | +/+ | + | + | + | -/+ | + | NA | +/+ |
10 | +/+ | + | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
11 | +/+ | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
12 | +/+ | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
13 | +/+ | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
14 | +/+ | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
15 | +/+ | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
16 | +/- | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |
17 | -/- | - | + | + | -/- | + | NA | NT |