Intestinal damage in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection
Békássy Z, Calderon Toledo C, Leoj G, Kristoffersson A, Leopold S, Perez M, Karpman D. Intestinal damage in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection. Pediatric Nephrology 2011, 26: 2059-2071. PMID: 20809220, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-010-1616-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infectionEscherichia coli infectionTUNEL-positive cellsIntestinal injuryIntestinal damageColi infectionSevere symptomsType III secretion effectorsAbundant TUNEL-positive cellsC3H/HeN micePresence of Stx2Mucosal cell deathMore TUNEL-positive cellsShiga toxin 2Fecal bacterial countsBacterial virulence factorsPresence of intiminSigmoid colonHeN miceDistal colonEHEC infectionMore symptomsToxin 2Strain 87Symptoms