A 20-year-old man presented with hemorrhagic colitis. The stool sample grew Escherichia coli in pure culture. The following serotype of E.coli is likely to be a causative agent –
Correct Answer: O157:H7
Description: Enterohemorrhagic E.coli dysentery can lead to complications like hemorrhagic uremic syndrome and hemorrhagic colitis.
Serotypes’ associated with EHEC are O157:H7 and O26:H1
Similar illness also produced by Shigella dysenteriae type1
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