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The antibiotic NAB815 does not induce SOS response and toxin production in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli at sub-bactericidal concentrations

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare but severe clinical condition, primarily caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections.
Luciano Consagra, Karla Bosse-Plois, Michael Berger, Ulrich Dobrindt, Alexander Mellmann, Timo Vaara, Maurizio Brigotti, Petya Berger   +7 more
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome with multiple organ involvement secondary to complement factor H p.Arg1215X mutation

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
Complement mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome which is caused by excessive activation of the alternative complement system is a thrombotic microangiopathy.
Osman Yeşilbaş, Esra Şevketoğlu, Mey Talip Petmezci, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Meryem Benzer, Afig Berdeli   +5 more
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in infant with solitary kidney

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is an acute condition where microvascular thrombi occur in the vasculature of the renal system, resulting in thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and acute kidney injury.
Claire Collins, Nisha Singh
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Inborn errors of immunity in children with neuroinflammation

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), an expanding group of monogenic disorders with diverse clinical manifestations, are increasingly recognized to include neuroinflammatory disease. Examples of diseases included under this umbrella are Aicardi–Goutières syndrome, deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2, familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ...
Eppie M Yiu, Dilan Dissanayake, Jessie Cunningham, Helen Branson, Ori Scott, E Ann Yeh   +5 more
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Small-molecule factor D inhibitors selectively block the alternative pathway of complement in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Haematologica, 2017
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome are diseases of excess activation of the alternative pathway of complement that are treated with eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against the terminal complement ...
Xuan Yuan, Eleni Gavriilaki, Jane A. Thanassi, Guangwei Yang, Andrea C. Baines, Steven D. Podos, Yongqing Huang, Mingjun Huang, Robert A. Brodsky   +8 more
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy‐Like Phenotype in Patients With Infection‐Associated Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Treated With Thrombomodulin Alfa

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) sharing features of thrombocytopenia, organ dysfunction, and bleeding, the relationship between these two conditions remains unclear. We therefore conducted a post hoc analysis of post‐marketing surveillance data from Japan to evaluate the clinical ...
Naoki Takezako, Fumiyo Komatsu, Goichi Honda, Noriaki Kawano, Toshimasa Uchiyama, Kazuo Kawasugi, Seiji Madoiwa, Kei Suzuki, Yoshinobu Seki, Takayuki Ikezoe, Kohji Okamoto, Hideo Wada   +11 more
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Management of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children [PDF]

, 2014
Silviu GrisaruUniversity of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAbstract: Acute renal failure associated with a fulminant, life-threatening systemic disease is rare in previously healthy young children; however, when it ...
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Pregnancy-Associated Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2016
Précis Introduction Early diagnosis of atypical uremic–hemolytic syndrome may be challenging during the puerperium period. Correct diagnosis and timely management are crucial to improve outcomes.
Antonio F. Saad, Jorge Roman, Aaron Wyble, Luis D. Pacheco   +3 more
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Impact of Heat Block Drying on Morphologic Preservation and Staining of Peripheral Blood Smears

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Morphologic evaluation of the peripheral blood smear is critical for diagnosis and ruling out certain hematologic disorders. While air‐drying is standard, some laboratories may use heat blocks to expedite drying. Excessive heat may induce morphologic artifacts, but there is a lack of systematic literature on this practice ...
Ryan C. Shean, Nicolas Mavromatis, Gary Isom, Angie Turnbow, Lauren Pearson   +4 more
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Case Series of 3 Patients Diagnosed With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Successfully Treated With Steroids, Plasmapheresis, and Rituximab

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2017
Rationale: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, which has a high probability of chronic kidney disease, morbidity, and mortality, needs to be promptly recognized when patients present with microangiopathic hemolysis.
Jeffery M. Patterson, Lauren Bolster, Loree Larratt   +2 more
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