Hemolytic uremic syndrome incidence in New York

Hwa-Gan H Chang; Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag; Marilyn Kacica; Perry F Smith; Dale L Morse

doi:10.3201/eid1005.030456

Hemolytic uremic syndrome incidence in New York

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 May;10(5):928-31. doi: 10.3201/eid1005.030456.

Authors

Hwa-Gan H Chang¹, Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag, Marilyn Kacica, Perry F Smith, Dale L Morse

Affiliation

¹ Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12237, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

A comparison of New York's traditional communicable disease surveillance system for diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with hospital discharge data showed a sensitivity of 65%. Escherichia coli O157:H7 was found in 63% of samples cultured from hemolytic uremic syndrome patients, and samples were more likely to be positive when collected early in illness.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea / epidemiology*
Diarrhea / microbiology
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification
Female
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / microbiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
New York City / epidemiology
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Population Surveillance / methods*