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PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundThe role of antibiotics in the treatment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection is controversial.ObjectivesTo evaluate the association between treatment (antibiotics, antidiarrheal agents, and probiotics) for STEC infection ...
Shota Myojin +12 more
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Veterinární Medicína, 2005 Ninety-three rectal swabs of lambs and young goats from two extensively and two intensively managed herds in Jordanwere taken and examined for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
R. Novotna +5 more
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Epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Africa in review
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is responsible for intestinal and extra-intestinal disease syndromes in human. Isolation of the pathogen from animals, food, clinical samples and environment has been reported from all continents.
Athumani M. Lupindu
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of mechanical hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and renal impairment. Atypical HUS (aHUS) defines non Shiga-toxin-HUS and even if some authors include secondary aHUS due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chantal Loirat +1 more
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 A solution (10%, w/v) of whey protein soluble aggregates (WPISA) was pretreated with high-intensity ultrasound (HUS, 20 kHz) for different durations (10–40 min) before incubation with transglutaminase (TGase) to investigate the effect of HUS on the ...
Tiehua Zhang +5 more
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Humoral immune response to Shiga Toxin 2 (Stx2) among Brazilian urban children with hemolytic uremic syndrome and healthy controls [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection is associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), the main cause of acute renal failure in early childhood.
Guirro, Mirian +3 more
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Ockham’s razor defeated: about two atypical cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome
BMC Nephrology, 2020 Background Medical investigation is a favorite application of Ockham’s razor, in virtue of which when presented with competing hypotheses, the solution with the fewest assumptions should be privileged. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) encompasses diseases
Chloe Schwarz +11 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2022 Background Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a severe syndrome that causes a substantial burden for patients and their families and is the leading cause of acute kidney injury in children. However, data on the epidemiology and disease burden of HUS in
Jingnan Feng +12 more
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Short- and Long-Term Renal Outcome of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in Childhood
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 Introduction: Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a common cause for intrarenal acute kidney injury in childhood. More than 90% of HUS cases are associated with an infection by Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) whereas the reminder comprises a ...
Laura Vaterodt +4 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2019 Background Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) characterized by predominant renal involvement. Several types of HUS can be distinguished: the most frequent « typical » HUS, due to shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli
Stéphane Bally +2 more
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