Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: The Lancet, full text: (LINK). Extract, edited.]
The Lancet, Early Online Publication
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61342-1
Immunoadsorption for haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Original Text
Jon Jin Kim
In May, 2011, an outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O104:H4 occurred in Germany. On July 27, the outbreak was over but had by then caused 3469 cases of EHEC infection and 852 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. 50 patients died, including 18 patients with EHEC and 32 with haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The strain of E coli was unusual in that it mainly affected adults (89% of patients, with a median age of 43 years) and women (68%). 25% of cases of EHEC progressed to haemolytic u ...
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Immunoadsorption for haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Original Text
Jon Jin Kim
In May, 2011, an outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O104:H4 occurred in Germany. On July 27, the outbreak was over but had by then caused 3469 cases of EHEC infection and 852 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. 50 patients died, including 18 patients with EHEC and 32 with haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The strain of E coli was unusual in that it mainly affected adults (89% of patients, with a median age of 43 years) and women (68%). 25% of cases of EHEC progressed to haemolytic u ...