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HUS and atypical HUS [PDF]

Blood, 2017
AbstractHemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by intravascular hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney failure. HUS is usually categorized as typical, caused by Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection, as atypical HUS (aHUS), usually caused by uncontrolled complement activation, or as ...
T. Sakari Jokiranta, Jokiranta, T. Sakari   +1 more
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Transient plasma p‐tau217 elevations after electroconvulsive therapy: A two‐case report [PDF]

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
INTRODUCTION Plasma phosphorylated tau (p‐tau217) is increasingly used in the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, factors influencing its interpretation in real‐world settings remain incompletely defined.
Henri Hokkanen, Emilia Hintsala, Jaakko Hotta, Terhi Rantamäki‐Häkkinen   +3 more
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Personnel well-being and potentially traumatic COVID-19 pandemic related events (PTES) in the hus helsinki university hospital – baseline results

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction A majority of the Finnish COVID-19 pandemic patients have been cared for in the HUS Helsinki University Hospital since March 2020. Objectives June 2020 baseline results of an ongoing prospective cohort study are reported.
T. Laukkala, H. Haravuori, K. Tuisku, K. Junttila, T. Haapa, A. Kujala, E. Pukkala, J. Suvisaari, T. Rosenström, P. Jylhä   +9 more
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Efficacy and confounding factors of CT attenuation value differences in distinguishing acute and old vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Purpose To evaluate the influence of various factors on CT attenuation values (HUs) of acute and old fracture vertebra, and to determine the efficacy of HU differences (△HUs) in the differentiation of the two type of fractures.
Limin Liang, Ya Wang, Yaya Zhao, Chunyuan Luo, Jianghua Zhu, Xin Zhang, Zhaotao Zhang, Yinquan Ye, Weiwei Deng, Yun Peng, Lianggeng Gong   +10 more
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Interventions for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli gastroenteritis and risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome: A population-based matched case control study.

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, Kyongsun Pak, Mayumi Sako, Tohru Kobayashi, Takuri Takahashi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Norihiko Tsuboi, Kenji Ishikura, Masaya Kubota, Mitsuru Kubota, Takashi Igarashi, Ichiro Morioka, Isao Miyairi   +12 more
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Isolation and characterization Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from sheep and goats inJordanwith evidence of multiresistant serotype O157:H7

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, P. Alexa, J. Hamrik, A. Madanat, J. Smola, A. Cizek   +5 more
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The hemolytic uremic syndrome: a possible etiological role of Campylobacter infection

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2020
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), one of the forms of thrombotic microangiopathy, is a severe emergency with non-immune (Coombs negative) anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal injury.
G. S. Karpovich, E. I. Krasnova, A. V. Vasyunin, T. V. Komissarova, L. I. Enivatova, O. V. Gaynts   +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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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, Alice Brehon, Cyril Mousseaux, Yosu Luque, Patricia Senet, Patricia Mariani, Inna Mohamadou, Lara Zafrani, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Eric Rondeau, David Buob, Cédric Rafat   +11 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, Johannes Holle, Dieter Hüseman, Dominik Müller, Julia Thumfart   +4 more
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