Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E. coli
In 2005, a sub-committee of HPSC published a report entitled ‘Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E. coli. Where the contents remain unchanged, the original chapters and appendices are presented below. Chapter 5 was revised by a sub-group of the VTEC sub-committee in 2013, and by the Research and Guideline Development Unit in 2024. The revised version is presented with its date of revision.
Members of VTEC Sub-Committee
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Members of Sub-Group of VTEC Sub-Committee
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Acknowledgements
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Foreword
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Preface
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Chapter 1: Clinical Features and Epidemiology of VTEC
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Chapter 2: Surveillance of Human Clinical VTEC Infection
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Chapter 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of VTEC Associated with Human Infection
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Chapter 4: Clinical Case Management of VTEC
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Chapter 5: Public Health Management of VTEC
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Chapter 6: Infection Control in Acute and Non-Acute Healthcare Settings, Childcare Facilities and in the Home
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Chapter 7: Prevention and Environmental Control of VTEC
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Glossary
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References
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Appendix E: Packing Instruction P602
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Appendix H: Guidance for taking faecal specimens
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Appendix M: Standard and Tranmission Based Precautions
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Appendix N: Hand Hygiene
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Appendix P: Recommendations of FSAI document "The Prevention of E. coli O157:H7 Infection: A Shared Responsiblity"
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VTEC Decision Support Tool
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