Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections

Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) organisms were first associated with enteric disease in the early 1980s when Riley et al. ([26][1]) reported on the isolation of E. coli O157:H7 from patients who experienced hemorrhagic colitis associated with the ingestion of undercooked hamburgers at