TABLE 1.
subA-positive and eae-negative strains
| Location | No. (%) of:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| subA-positive strains | eae-negative strains | subA-positive of eae-negative strains | |
| Michigan | 1/40 (2.5)a | 7/40 (17.5) | 1/7 (14.3) |
| Connecticut | 2/113 (1.8)b | 14/113 (12.4) | 2/14 (14.3) |
| Total | 3/153 (2) | 21/153 (13.7) | 3/21 (14.3) |
a
Patient was an elderly female who presented to an outpatient facility. No clinical information is available. The strain was serotype O110:H28 and hly positive, eae negative, stx1 negative, and stx2 positive.
b
One of these two patients was a female in her twenties with bloody diarrhea and cramps, but no HUS. The strain was serotype O163:H19 and hly positive, eae negative, stx1 negative, and stx2 positive. The other patient was an asymptomatic teenager under evaluation for worms in stool. Strain was O91:H14 and hly positive, eae negative, stx1 positive, and stx2 positive.