Guidance

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: public health management

How to diagnose and manage infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 February 2011
• Last updated: 20 December 2017 — See all updates

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STEC: advice for public health management

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Details

This guidance on STEC covers:

• clinical features of E. coli O157
• diagnosis
• case definitions
• management of infections and control
• epidemiology

Published 1 February 2011

Last updated 20 December 2017 + show all updates

1. 20 December 2017

   Updated nomenclature from Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).

2. 1 February 2011

   First published.