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 SaxénPublished 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.