Iatrogenic Mycobacterium simiae Skin Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome occurs in approximately 8% of children and an unknown proportion of adults infected with E. coli O157 and can be fatal without hemodialysis. The high death rate of infants during this outbreak was linked to the lack of treatment (mainly hemodialysis) at the beginning of the epidemic. Obviously, more work is needed to better define the incidence and epidemiology of E. coli–associated diarrhea in the Democratic Republic of Congo so that optimal recommendations for preventing and managing illness can be developed.
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