| Autor: |
Henning PH; Department of Nephrology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA. henningp@wch.gov.sa.au, Tham EB, Martin AA, Beare TH, Jureidini KF |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Medical journal of Australia [Med J Aust] 1998 Jun 01; Vol. 168 (11), pp. 552-5. |
| DOI: |
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139083.x |
| Abstrakt: |
In South Australia in 1995, we treated 20 children with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome associated with Escherichia coli O111:H-. The source of the outbreak was contaminated locally produced semi-dry fermented sausage (mettwurst). One child died of multiple haemorrhagic cerebral infarcts. Eighteen children required renal dialysis (for a median of 14 days); 12 months after discharge five still had significant impairment of renal function. Other major complications included colonic necrosis (3), cerebral haemorrhage/infarction (3), convulsions (4), and glucose intolerance (2). Although E. coli O111:H- has been associated with sporadic cases of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, this was the first large outbreak reported in Australia. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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