Escherichia Coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains

Washington DC: ASM. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1555811299 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; Based on a symposium and workshop held in Baltimore, Maryland, 22-26 June 1997. Contents: 1. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow / Alison D. O'Brien and James B. Kaper --I. Epidemiology of STEC in Humans. 2. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Humans in the United States / Patricia M. Griffin. 3. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Canada / John S. Spika, Rasik Khakhria and Pascal Michel. 4. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in South America / Eduardo L. Lopez, Maria Marta Contrini and Maria Fabiana De Rosa. 5. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Continental Europe / Alfredo Caprioli and Alberto Eugenio Tozzi. 6. Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli in the United Kingdom / Henry R. Smith, Bernard Rowe and Goutam K. Adak. 7. An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Central Scotland / Syed Ahmed and Martin Donaghy. 8. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Australia / Roy M. Robins-Browne, Elizabeth Elliott and Patricia Desmarchelier. 9. Recent Outbreaks of Infections Caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Japan / Hideshi Michino, Kazuhiro Araki and Shunsaku Minami --II. Stec in the Food Chain. 10. Ecology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle and Impact of Management Practices / Dale D. Hancock, Thomas E. Besser and Daniel H. Rice. 11. Microbiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Foods / Jianghong Meng and Michael P. Doyle. 12. Food Safety in the United States / Jill Hollingsworth and Bruce Kaplan --III. Pathogenic Mechanisms: Bacterial Factors. 13. Structure, Biology, and Relative Toxicity of Shiga Toxin Family Members for Cells and Animals / Angela R. Melton-Celsa and Alison D. O'Brien. 14. Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin) Binding to Its Receptor Glycolipid / C. A. Lingwood, M. Mylvaganam and S. Arab. 15. Shiga Toxin Interaction with Intestinal Epithelial Cells / David W. K. Acheson, Lisa L. Lincicome and Mary S. Jacewicz. 16. Intimin-Mediated Adherence of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Attaching-and-Effacing Pathogens / James B. Kaper, Lisa J. Gansheroff and Marian R. Wachtel. 17. Intimin-Independent Adherence Mechanisms of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains / Phillip I. Tarr and Sima S. Bilge. 18. Attaching-and-Effacing Intestinal Histopathology and the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement / James B. Kaper, Simon Elliott and Vanessa Sperandio. 19. Plasmid-Encoded Determinants of Escherichia coli O157:H7 / Helge Karch, Herbert Schmidt and Wemer Brunder. 20. Evolution of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains / Thomas S. Whittam --IV. Pathogenic Mechanisms: Host Response and Animal Models. 21. Epithelial Cell Responses to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection / Arif Ismaili, Dana J. Philpott and Derek M. McKay. 22. Cytokine Response to Shiga Toxins / Vernon L. Tesh. 23. Human Immune Response and Immunity to Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Infection / Mohamed A. Karmah. 24. Overview of Animal Models / Rodney A. Moxley and David H. Francis. 25. Bovine Infection with Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli / Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, Brad T. Bosworth and Harley W. Moon. 26. Canine Model of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Brad W. Fenwick and Laine A. Cowan. 27. Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protects against Tissue Injury in an Animal Model of Hemorrhagic Colitis / Peter D. Bloom, Robert G. Russell and Edgar C. Boedeker --V. Pathogenesis of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. 28. Pathophysiology of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Leo Monnens, C. O. Savage and C. M. Taylor. 29. Hematology of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Peter Rose and Ian Chant. 30. Interaction of Shiga Toxins with Endothelial Cells / Tom G. Obrig. 31. Novel Role of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in the Pathogenesis of Classic Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Patricio E. Ray, Angel Onorio and Jorge Sgromo. 32. Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin) Toxicity in Human Cerebral Endothelial Cells / James S. Hutchison, Danica Stanimirovic and Anthony Shapiro --VI. Diagnosis and Treatment of STEC Infections. 33. Overview of Detection and Subtyping Methods / Nancy A. Strockbine, Joy G. Wells and Cheryl A. Bopp. 34. Treatment of Disease Due to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: Infectious Disease Management / Marguerite A. Neill. 35. Principles of the Treatment of Shiga Toxin-Associated Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: Pay Meticulous Attention to Detail, and Do No Harm / Kevin E. C. Meyers, Seth L. Schulman and Bernard S. Kaplan. 36. Clinical Trials of Synsorb-Pk in Preventing Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Glen D. Armstrong, Peter N. McLaine and Peter C. Rowe. 37. Early Use of Fosfomycin for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Infection Reduces the Risk of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Tae Takeda, Ken-ichi Yoshino and Hiroshi Uchida. 38. Vero Cell Neutralization and Mouse Protective Efficacy of Humanized Monocional Antibodies against Escherichia coli Toxins Stx1 and Stx2 / Ana C. Edwards, Angela R. Melton-Celsa and Kathy Arbuthnott. 39. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections: Challenges and Opportunities / Phillip I. Tarr --VII. Vaccines Against STEC. 40. Immunoprophylaxis of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection and Disease: Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Strategies / Myron M. Levine. 41. Toxoid-Based Active and Passive Immunization To Prevent and/or Modulate Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Due to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli / Gerald T. Keusch, David W. K. Acheson and Colin Marchant. 42. Synthesis and Immunologic Properties of O-Specific Polysaccharide-Protein Conjugate Vaccines for Prevention and Treatment of Infections with Escherichia coli O157 and Other Causes of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Edward Konadu, James C. Parke, Jr. and Arthur Donohue-Rolfe. 43. Live, Oral Attenuated Vaccine Vectors for Prevention of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection / Joan R. Butterton and Stephen B. Calderwood. 44. Vaccines and Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Animals / C. L. Cyles. 45. Public Health Perspective on Immunoprophylactic Strategies for Escherichia coli O157:H7: Who or What Would We Immunize? / Robert V. Tauxe. ; Ex-Library; xxii, 465 pages .