Table 1.
Molecular and epidemiological data associated with strains of E. coli O26:H11 isolated at GBRU between 2009 and 2013
| Reference no. | Stx profile | MLST | Date culture isolated | Sex/age | Travel | Additional information* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181/09 | 1&2 | 21 | Feb. 2009 | F/2 | No travel | Outbreak 2009 |
| 461/09 | 1&2 | 21 | Feb. 2009 | M/14 | No travel | Outbreak 2009 |
| 460/09 | 1&2 | 21 | Feb. 2009 | F/0 | No travel | Outbreak 2009 |
| 259/10 | 1&2 | 21 | Sept. 2010 | M/3 | No travel | HUS |
| 605/10 | 1&2 | 21 | Sept. 2010 | F/3 | France | HUS |
| 467/10 | 2 | 21 | Nov. 2010 | M/13 | Turkey | HUS |
| 519/11 | 1&2 | 21 | July 2011 | M/4 | No travel | |
| 624/12 | 2 | 21 | Apr. 2012 | F/13 | Egypt | HUS |
| 165/12 | 1&2 | 21 | May 2012 | F/42 | No travel | Fatal case |
| 483/12 | 2 | 21 | July 2012 | M/35 | Ireland and Switzerland | Outbreak 2012 |
| 482/12 | 2 | 21 | July 2012 | M/4 | No travel | Outbreak 2012 |
| 626/12 | 2 | 21 | July 2012 | M/4 | No travel | Outbreak 2012 |
| 627/12 | 2 | 21 | July 2012 | M/2 | No travel | Outbreak 2012 |
| 2270–502/12 | 2 | 21 | July 2012 | F/1 | Ireland | |
| 2290–502/12 | — | 29 | July 2012 | M/40 | No data | |
| 670/13 | — | 29 | Aug. 2013 | F/0 | Egypt | HUS |
| 680/13 | — | 29 | Sept. 2013 | F/3 | Italy | Hospitalized with severe bloody diarrhoea |
| 075/13 | 2 | 21 | Sept. 2013 | M/0 | Albania | |
| 637/13 | 2 | 21 | Sept. 2013 | F/7 | No data |
MLST, Multilocus sequence typing; HUS, haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
*
Additional information includes whether or not cases were associated with an outbreak and clinical symptoms.