Definition: Strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI that are a subgroup of SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI. They cause non-bloody and bloody DIARRHEA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; and hemorrhagic COLITIS. An important member of this subgroup is ESCHERICHIA COLI O157-H7.
infection: coordinate IM with ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS (IM); consider also HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME
ExamplesEscherichia coli O157
Other names Enterohemorrhagic E. coli; Enterohemorrhagic E coli; Escherichia coli, Enterohemorrhagic; EHEC; E coli, Enterohemorrhagic