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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome outbreak caused by Escherichia coli O111:H-: clinical outcomes |
Author: | Henning, P. Tham, E. Martin, A. Beare, T. Jureidini, K. |
Citation: | Medical Journal of Australia, 1998; 168(11):552-555 |
Publisher: | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD |
Issue Date: | 1998 |
ISSN: | 0314-514X 1326-5377 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Paul H Henning, Edythe B C Tham, Anne A Martin, Tom H Beare, Ken F Jureidini |
Abstract: | In South Australia in 1995, we treated 20 children with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome associated with Escherichia coli O111:H-. The source of the outbreak was contaminated locally produced semi-dry fermented sausage (mettwurst). One child died of multiple haemorrhagic cerebral infarcts. Eighteen children required renal dialysis (for a median of 14 days); 12 months after discharge five still had significant impairment of renal function. Other major complications included colonic necrosis (3), cerebral haemorrhage/infarction (3), convulsions (4), and glucose intolerance (2). Although E. coli O111:H- has been associated with sporadic cases of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, this was the first large outbreak reported in Australia. |
Keywords: | Animals Swine Humans Escherichia coli Escherichia coli Infections Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Treatment Outcome Length of Stay Disease Outbreaks Meat Products Child Child, Preschool Infant South Australia Female Male |
DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139083.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139083.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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