Diarrhoea-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in New Zealand children: Clinical features and short-term complications from a 23-year cohort study.
William WongChanel PrestidgeAmanda DickensJane RonaldsonPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2023)
D+HUS is a major cause of AKI in previously healthy young children. Earlier recognition of STEC infections in young children may reduce the need for dialysis and other extra-renal complications. The New Zealand incidence of acute dialysis, other major complications and mortality are consistent with other reported studies.
Keyphrases
- escherichia coli
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- acute kidney injury
- young adults
- liver failure
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- drug induced
- staphylococcus aureus
- coronary artery disease
- aortic dissection
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- case control
- candida albicans
- mechanical ventilation