Escherichia Coli
Scientists at University of Sao Paulo, Department of Pediatrics discuss research in Escherichia coli in children
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 7th, 2007
New research, "Passive immunity acquisition of maternal anti-enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 IgG antibodies by the newborn," is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Pediatrics, "Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains are among the main causes of haemorrhagic colitis (HC) and haemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in industrialised countries. In Brazil, EHEC have been detected in the faeces of patients with non-bloody diarrhoea, though an association between EHEC and HUS has been detected recently."
"These observations suggest that there is a pre-existing immunity triggered by the...
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