Infectious Disease

Escherichia coli O157, Culture

Test Code: 8631

CPT Code(s): 87046

Clinical Significance: Escherichia coli O157, Culture - Infection by shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause self-limiting diarrhea to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Serotype O157:H7, the most frequently isolated, has been isolated in large food outbreaks and sporadic cases.