Table 1.
Characteristics of STEC/ETEC hybrid strains in this study.
| Strain | Serotype | stx subtype | sta subtype | ST | Sampling year | Clinical symptom | Duration of stx shedding (day) | Age of patients (year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE572 | O187:H28 | stx2g | sta4, sta5 | 200 | 2005 | D | 11 | 1 |
| SE573 | O15:H16 | stx2g | sta4 | 325 | 2009 | D, AP, F | 16 | 56 |
| SE574 | O136:H12 | stx2a | sta4, sta4, sta5 | 329 | 2014 | N | 18 | 10 |
| SE575 | O100:H30 | stx2e | sta1 | 993 | 2017 | D | — | 82 |
D: Diarrhea. AP: Abdominal pain. F: Fever. N: No symptoms, individual was sampled due to contact tracing around an index case. -: Unavailable.