Escherichia coli enteritis historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D., Yazan Daaboul, M.D.
Overview
Historical Perspective
- The first pathogenic E. coli strain described was enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). The infection was reported in 1945 following outbreaks of infant diarrhea in the United Kingdom.
- The majority of advances in understanding the pathogenesis of enteropathogenic E. coli infection were made in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
- Subsequently, other pathogenic E. coli strains were described in the early 1980s: EHEC (enterohemorrhagic) then ETEC (enterotoxicogenic) then EIEC (enteroinvasive) and finally DAEC (diffusely adherent).