Revista Española de Salud Pública Print version ISSN 1135-5727
MARGALL, Núria; DOMINGUEZ, Àngela; PRATS, Guillem and SALLERAS,
Lluís. Enterohaemorragic Escherichia coli. Rev. Esp. Salud
Publica [online]. 1997, vol.71, n.5, pp. 437-443. ISSN
1135-5727. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1135-57271997000500002.
Groups of Escherichia coli enteropathogen are described, with
special attention to Escherichia coli enterohaemorragic. Some
serotypes of Escherichia coli vero citotoxin-producing are able
to produce hemorrhagic enteritis, which can develop a
complication with hemolityc uraemic syndrome. This complication
is most frequent in children and has a high mortality rate. The
transmission takes place via food and its capacity to cause
epidemic outbreaks together with the seriousness of the
complications caused by enteritys make this microorganism of
great importance to Public Health. The epidemiology of this
microorganism in Spain is reviewed. Keywords : Enteritis;
Escherichia coli; Enterohaemorragic; Verocytotoxin.