AN OUTBREAK OF HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome After an Escherichia coli O111 Outbreak.

BACKGROUND In August 2008, the largest known US serotype 1 Escherichia coli O111 outbreak occurred in Oklahoma, causing 341 illnesses, including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is not well described in non-O157 E coli outbreaks but occurs in 2% to 15% of O157 infections, predominantly among children. We examined outbreak-related hospitalizations to characterize E coli O111 illness, the HUS...

Recent outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome in Germany.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Turkey in 2011 - Reply.

The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to define the epidemiological and clinical features and prognostic factors of the first diarrhea-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) outbreak in Turkey in 2011. All pediatric nephrology centers in Turkey were asked about D+HUS patients via e-mail. Seventy D+HUS patients (median age: 5.7 years) participated. The seasonal peak was around t...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: Seizure disorders and mortality rate

Background and Objective: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy that contains hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and other organ involvement including central nervous system. Frequency of neurologic complications in patients with HUS is high and important cause of mortality. This study was performed to determine seizure disorders in term of acute neurolo...

Re: origins of the E. coli strain causing an outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Germany.

BACKGROUND A large outbreak of diarrhea and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by an unusual serotype of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (O104:H4) began in Germany in May 2011. As of July 22, a large number of cases of diarrhea caused by Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli have been reported--3167 without the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (16 deaths) and 908 with the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (3...