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The most important diagnostic characteristic is the ability of the E. coli strain to produce the Shiga toxin Stx2. Therefore, the stools should be assayed with a sensitive and specific test that detects the toxin gene stx2 or the isolation of the pathogen with the detection of Stx2 production or the gene encoding it. The detection of Stx using ELISA directly from stool has a low specificity.