Hemolytic uremic syndrome risk and Escherichia coli O157:H7

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

doi:10.3201/eid1112.050607

Hemolytic uremic syndrome risk and Escherichia coli O157:H7

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Dec;11(12):1955-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1112.050607.

Authors

Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag¹, Hwa-Gan Chang, Perry F Smith, Dale L Morse

Affiliation

¹ University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.

Abstract

We reviewed medical records of 238 hospitalized patients with Escherichia coli O157:H7 diarrhea to identify risk factors for progression to diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Data indicated that young age, long duration of diarrhea, elevated leukocyte count, and proteinuria were associated with HUS.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea / complications
Diarrhea / microbiology
Escherichia coli Infections / complications*
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
Escherichia coli O157*
Female
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / complications*
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / microbiology*
Humans
Infant
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Proteinuria
Risk Factors