Bacterial genotype and neurological complications of Escherichia coli O157:H7-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome.

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Bacterial genotype and neurological complications of Escherichia coli O157:H7-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 May 1998

Cimolai N, Carter J E

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We examined the possibility of an association between the bacterial genotype of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and the likelihood of progression to neurological complications in childhood gastroenteritis-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (D+HUS). Bacterial stool isolates were available from 51 pat...

Topics

Bacterial Toxins
Central Nervous System Diseases
Child
Child, Preschool
Escherichia coli Infections
Escherichia coli O157
Female
Genotype
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Humans
Infant
Male
Plasmids
Shiga Toxin 1

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