Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012
Research
Pathogenic Potential to Humans of Bovine Escherichia coli O26, Scotland
, Tracy Rosser, Lesley J. Allison, Emily Courcier, Judith Evans, Iain J. McKendrick, Michael C. Pearce, Ian Handel, Alfredo Caprioli, Helge Karch, Mary F. Hanson, Kevin G.J. Pollock, Mary E. Locking, Mark E.J. Woolhouse, Louise Matthews, J. Chris Low, and David L. GallyTable 1
Source of Escherichia coli O26 isolates and sample sizes for the various statistical analyses, Scotland*
| Source | Country of origin | Analyses | No. isolates | Clinical information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine† | Scotland | Prevalence | 249 | NR |
| Bovine† | Scotland | PFGE | 154 | NR |
| Bovine† | Scotland | MLST | 33 | NR |
| Human‡ | Scotland | PFGE | 12 | NK |
| Human‡ | Scotland | MLST | 11 | D (n = 8); BD (n = 2); NK (n = 1) |
| Human§ | England | PFGE | 4 | NK |
| Human§ | Ireland | PFGE | 11 | NK |
| Human§ | Belgium | PFGE | 2 | NK |
| Human§ | Sweden | PFGE | 3 | NK |
| Human§ | Italy | PFGE | 1 | NK |
| Human¶ | Italy | MLST | 5 | HC (n = 1); HUS (n = 4) |
| Human# | Germany | MLST | 14 | D (n = 6); HUS (n = 8) |
*NR, not relevant; PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; MLST, multilocus sequence typing; NK, not known; D, diarrhea; BD, bloody diarrhea, HC, hemorragic colitis; HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome. Where appropriate, the number of isolates from each clinical designation is provided.
†Isolated 2002–2004 (21).
‡L.J. Allison, Scottish E. coli O157/VTEC Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, UK; isolated 2002–2003.
§H. Smith, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens, Colindale, UK. The years isolated are unknown.
¶A. Caprioli, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. The years isolated are unknown.
#H. Karch, University of Műnster, Műnster, Germany; isolated 1994–2000.
