Rapid detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli via multiplex gastrointestinal pathogen polymerase chain reaction in a 5-year-old girl with hemorrhagic enterocolitis and rotavirus coinfection preceding influenza A infection for minimizing organ damage in hemolytic uremic syndrome

Key Points

• To rapidly detect Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in a patient with severe gastrointestinal symptoms and coinfections.
• Used multiplex gastrointestinal pathogen polymerase chain reaction for detection.
• Focused on a 5-year-old girl with hemorrhagic enterocolitis and rotavirus.
• Assessed the connection between the infections and subsequent influenza A infection.
• Successful identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
• Highlighted the urgency of diagnosis to minimize organ damage in hemolytic uremic syndrome.
• Showed the prevalence of coinfections complicating the clinical picture.