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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.450.425.325.300.800.250
B03.660.250.150.180.100.800.250
Unique ID
D054324
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054324
Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS (IM); consider also HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
E coli, Enterohemorrhagic
EHEC
Enterohemorrhagic E coli
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Escherichia coli, Enterohemorrhagic
Previous Indexing
Escherichia coli (1987-2007)
Escherichia coli O157 (1996-2007)
Public MeSH Note
2008; see ESCHERICHIA COLI O157 1999-2007
History Note
2008; use ESCHERICHIA COLI O157 1999-2007
Date Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
2007/07/09
Revision Date
2020/09/02
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