Table 1. Clinical and epidemiological information associated with the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 strains isolated from the stool samples of children, Romania, 2016 (n = 15).
| Strain identification numbera | Month of isolation | Clinical diagnostic | District of residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1b | February | HUS | Bacau |
| 2b | February | HUS | Arges |
| 3b | February | BD | Sibiu |
| 4b | February | HUS | Bucharest |
| 5b | March | HUS | Ialomita |
| 6b | March | HUS | Ialomita |
| 7 | April | D | Suceava |
| 8 | April | HUS | Iasi |
| 9 | April | D | Iasi |
| 10 | April | HUS | Iasi |
| 11 | May | HUS | Arges |
| 12 | May | HUS | Bacau |
| 13 | May | HUS | Iasi |
| 14 | May | D | Covasna |
| 15 | June | D | Covasna |
BD: bloody diarrhoea; D: diarrhoea; HUS: haemolytic uremic syndrome.
a The strains were given identification numbers from 1 to 15 in accordance with the chronological order of isolation.
b Strain subjected to whole genome sequencing.