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.
Recommendations to prevent VTEC on Open/Pet Farms
26, Mar 2010
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Visitors Guide to Open Farms (SE Regional Zoonosis Committee)
This Visitors Guide to Open Farms was prepared by the South Eastern Regional Zoonosis Committee and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
25, Sep 2019
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Recommendations on the Recreational Use of Farmland to reduce the Risk of VTEC
25, Mar 2010
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Members of Sub-Group of VTEC Sub-Committee
01, Jun 2005
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Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E. coli: Acknowledgements
01, Jun 2005
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Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E. coli: Foreword
01, Jun 2005
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Preface
01, Jun 2005
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Chapter 1: Clinical Features and Epidemiology of VTEC
01, Jun 2005
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Chapter 2: Surveillance of Human Clinical VTEC Infection
01, Jun 2012
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Chapter 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of VTEC Associated with Human Infection
18, Sep 2014
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Chapter 4: Clinical Case Management of VTEC
This chapter is currently under revision.
01, Jun 2005
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Chapter 5: Public Health Management of VTEC
01, Jul 2024
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Chapter 6: Infection Control in Acute and Non-Acute Healthcare Settings, Childcare Facilities and in the Home
01, Jun 2005
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Chapter 7: Prevention and Environmental Control of VTEC
01, Jun 2005
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Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E. coli: Glossary
01, Jun 2005
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References
01, Jun 2005
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Appendix E: Packing Instruction P602
01, Jun 2005
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Appendix H: Guidance for taking faecal specimens
01, Jun 2005
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Appendix M: Standard and Tranmission Based Precautions
01, Jun 2005
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Appendix N: Hand Hygiene
01, Jun 2005
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Appendix P: Recommendations of FSAI document \"The Prevention of E. coli O157:H7 Infection: A Shared Responsiblity\"
01, Jun 2005
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VTEC Decision Support Tool
01, Feb 2013
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