Streptococcus pneumoniae -associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in Thai children
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae.
he hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of the triad of acute renal insufficiency, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. The HUS is the most common cause of acute renal failure in infants and young children in western countries. It could be classified into diarrhea positive, D+ (typical) or diarrhea negative, D(atypical) HUS. In Europ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.791