Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2004 December Volume 7, Issue 2, pages 186-189.
https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2004.07.2.186
A Case of Escherichia coli O157 and Campylobacter species Gastroenteritis
Young Uh1 , Soon Deok Park1, Gyu Yul Hwang1, Kap Jun Yoon1, Hwang Min Kim2, and Hyo Youl Kim3
Departments of Laboratory Medicine1, Pediatrics2 and Infectious Disease3, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
Abstract
Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 is a primary cause of severe and bloody diarrhea. Campylobacter spp. are one of the commonly reported bacterial cause of gastrointestinal infections throughout the world. Only a few cases involving both E. coli O157 and Campylobacter species have been reported. The authors simultaneously isolated verotoxin-producing E. coli O157 and Campylobacter species from the stool of a 3 year-old male with bloody diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain. (Korean J Clin Microbiol 2004;7(2):186-189)