| is escherichia coli o157:h7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in shiraz, iran? | escherichia coli (e. coli) o157:h7 is a common cause of bloody diarrhea in developed countries. the aim of this study was to determine whether e. coli o157:h7 is a possible pathogen of bloody diarrhea in southern iran. out of 719 children with diarrhea, 243 (34%) patients with positive occult blood took part in our study. the polyclonal antibody test and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) were used to identify e. coli o157:h7. stool cultures showed enteropathogens in 107 patients (44%). shigella (3 ... | 2008 | 19014048 |
| detection and frequency of stx2 gene in escherichia coli o157 and o157:h7 strains isolated from sheep carcasses in shiraz-iran. | enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli constitute a subset of serotypes (e. coli o157 and some other serogroups) of shiga toxin-producing e. coli firmly associated with severe human illnesses like bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uraemic syndrome. escherichia coli o157:h7 is a zoonotic pathogen. they rarely cause disease in animals, live in the intestines of healthy sheep and ruminants are recognized as their main natural reservoir, so they can contaminate meat during slaughtering practices. the pur ... | 2008 | 18819545 |
| clinical and laboratory patterns of the haemolytic uraemic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in southern iran. | the haemolytic uraemic syndrome (hus) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (ttp) are rare disorders characterised by intravascular platelet aggregation and widespread thrombus formation in the microcirculation resulting in tissue ischaemia. a retrospective analysis was carried out in 136 patients with hus or ttp hospitalized from april 1991 through march 2004 in three tertiary referral hospitals of shiraz (the largest city in southern iran) to evaluate the epidemiological aspects, clinical ch ... | 2006 | 16941811 |