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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome: prognostic factors.
Clinical and laboratory haematology - 1 Feb 2000
Green D A, Murphy W G, Uttley W S
Abstract excerpt
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 is the commonest cause of acute renal failure (ARF) in childhood. Production of verotoxin by the organism is pivotal in the pathogenesis of the disease. Verotoxin binds to a receptor on blood and endothelial cells, express...
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