Risk factors for development of hemolytic uremic syndrome in a cohort of adult patients with STEC 0104:H4 infection.

Risk factors for development of hemolytic uremic syndrome in a cohort of adult patients with STEC 0104:H4 infection.

The outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E.coli O104:H4 in northern Germany in 2011 was one of the largest worldwide and involved mainly adults. Post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) occurred in 22% of STEC positive patients. This study's aim was to assess risk factors for HUS in STEC-inf...

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Main Authors: Alexander Zoufaly, Jakob P Cramer, Eik Vettorazzi, Friedhelm Sayk, Jan P Bremer, Irmtraut Koop, Andreas de Weerth, Stefan Schmiedel, Sabine Jordan, Katharina Fraedrich, Niels H Asselborn, Martin Nitschke, Christine Neumann-Grutzeck, Tim Magnus, Christoph Rüther, Klaus Fellermann, Rolf K Stahl, Karl Wegscheider, Ansgar W Lohse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3606481?pdf=render

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