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Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in children: incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcome.

Elisa YlinenSaara SalmenlinnaJani HalkilahtiTimo JahnukainenLinda KorhonenTiia VirkkalaRuska Rimhanen-FinneMatti NuutinenJanne KatajaPekka ArikoskiLaura LinkosaloXiangning BaiAndreas MatussekHannu JalankoHarri Saxén
Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)
Age under 3 years, stx2, and stx2a were risk factors for HUS in STEC-positive children. However, serogroup or stx types did not predict the renal outcome or major CNS symptoms.
Keyphrases
  • escherichia coli
  • risk factors
  • young adults
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • biofilm formation
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • candida albicans