| vero cytotoxin-producing escherichia coli o157 infections in austria. | to determine the prevalence of vero cytotoxin-producing escherichia coli (vtec) serotype o157 associated diarrhea in the austrian patient population, we surveyed all stool specimens of liquid consistency submitted to the federal public health laboratory (fphl) in innsbruck for 2 years for this organism. this laboratory serves a population of approximately 1 million people. of 5,265 stool specimens, 7 yielded o157 vtec. five isolates of e. coli o157 phage type 32, vt2 were cultured from specimens ... | 1993 | 8212755 |