Co-infection in Children With Bloody Diarrhea Caused by Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli
| Autor: | Laura Daprai, Francesca Tel, Erminio Torresani, Damiano Picicco, Gianluigi Ardissino, Elisa Colombo, Rosaria Colombo, Ilaria Possenti, Sara Testa, Stefania Salardi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Diarrhea
Male Adolescent urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease_cause Shiga Toxin Microbiology fluids and secretions Salmonella hemic and lymphatic diseases Humans Mass Screening Medicine Child Escherichia coli Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Enterocolitis Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli Coinfection business.industry Gastroenterology Acute kidney injury Infant Campylobacter medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Northern italy Italy Child Preschool Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health bacteria Female Bloody diarrhea medicine.symptom business Co infection |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 59:218-220 |
| ISSN: | 0277-2116 |
| Popis: | Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is an important cause of acute kidney injury in children often caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) enterocolitis. In a screening program for STEC infection in children with bloody diarrhea in northern Italy for early diagnosis of HUS, co-infection with Salmonella or Campylobacter was documented in as many as 35.6% of Shiga toxin-positive patients. It is speculated that infection by Salmonella or Campylobacter may increase the risk of STEC enterocolitis and therefore of HUS. The isolation of microorganisms (other then STEC) in HUS should not be necessarily regarded as the etiological agent for the thrombotic microangiopathy. |
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