| [a diffuse outbreak of enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli o157:h7 related to the japanese-style pickles in saitama, japan]. | we have experienced an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic e. coli o157:h7 (shiga-like toxin 1 & 2 producing) in child independence support facilities in the all dormitory system, in saitama august 2001. there were 13 patient and ehec o157s were detected in a total of 29 specimens. as a result of epidemic inspection and microbiological investigation. we recognized that the causative food was japanese-style pickles named "wafu-kimuchi" which had been sold in saitama and tokyo area. as the same period, ... | 2003 | 12931575 |
| a severe outbreak of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with escherichia coli o157:h7 in japan. | in 1990, an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection occurred in 174 children in a nursery school in saitama, japan. the organism was isolated from tap water supplied from the well in the school. clinical manifestations varied from asymptomatic infection to non-bloody diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis, haemolytic uraemic syndrome (hus) and death. among culture-confirmed 42 cases of e. coli o157:h7, 7 children were asymptomatic, 21 children had only diarrhoea, and 14 children developed hus. b ... | 1994 | 7957423 |
| neurological manifestations of hemorrhagic colitis in the outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection in japan. | an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis associated with escherichia coli o157:h7 occurred in a kindergarten in saitama, japan from september to november, 1990. seven patients admitted to our hospital showed neurological manifestations: generalized seizures, impaired consciousness, urinary incontinence, gaze nystagmus, phrenic nerve palsy, action tremor and vertigo. two patients died. on the basis of the clinical courses and laboratory findings of the seven patients and postmortem findings of one case ... | 1993 | 8518521 |