Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Letter
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Excretion by Child and Her Cat
Ulrich Busch*, Stefan Hörmansdorfer*, Stephan Schranner†, Ingrid Huber†, Karl-Heinz Bogner*, and Andreas Sing*
Table
Clinical picture and isolation of EHEC serotype O145:H– from stool samples of child and her cat*
| Date | Girl | Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2004 | Vomiting and diarrhea | |
| Dec 9 | Tested positive | ND |
| Dec 22 | Tested positive | Tested positive |
| Dec 28 | Tested positive | ND |
| Jan 10, 2005 | Tested positive | ND |
| Jan 17 | Tested positive | ND |
| Jan 21 | Tested negative | ND |
| Jan 24 | Tested positive | Tested positive, treated with probiotics |
| Feb 1 | Tested positive | ND |
| Mar 4 | Tested negative | ND |
| Mar 12 | Tested negative | ND |
| Apr 25 | ND | Tested positive |
| Jun 25–Jul 4 | ND | Autovaccination |
| Jul 29 | ND | Tested negative |
| Aug 11 | ND | Tested negative |
*EHEC, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; positive and negative refer to the isolation of EHEC serotype O145:H– ; ND, no testing was done.
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