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Treatment of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome (eHUS).
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Jun 2014
Würzner Reinhard, Riedl Magdalena, Rosales Alejandra, Orth-Höller Dorothea
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome (eHUS) still mostly relies on supportive intensive care regimens. Antibiotic treatment, as administered to eHUS patients during the 2011 O104:H4 outbreak, may reduce the shedding period, but this may apply only to this particular strain. In any case, there is no evidence for a beneficial use in the diarrheal phase and earlier...
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