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To the Editor: The report by Tarr et al. (Aug. 29 issue)¹ and the accompanying editorial² make clear the importance of Shiga-toxin–producing Escherichia coli belonging to serotypes other than O157:H7. However, in their editorial Drs. Rondeau and Peraldi suggest that "other means of detecting Shiga toxin . . . will be required to identify . . . other E. coli serotypes."² There are assays approved by the Food and Drug Administration for detecting Shiga-toxin–producing E. coli in stool samples, and these assays are already being used in the United States to detect these pathogens, including Shiga-toxin–producing O103 serotypes.

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