| massive outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection in schoolchildren in sakai city, japan, associated with consumption of white radish sprouts. | in july 1996, an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection occurred among schoolchildren in sakai city, osaka, japan. this outbreak developed in 13 north-east district and 34 middle-south district elementary schools in the city. all children hospitalized on july 17-19 had presented on july 8 (north-east district) and july 9 (middle-south district). school lunches served on july 1 and 8 in the north-east district and on july 1, 4, 8, and 9 in the middle-south district were proposed by a food ... | 1999 | 10522649 |
| does blood type b protect against haemolytic uraemic syndrome? an analysis of the 1996 sakai outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 (vtec o157) infection. the osaka hus critical care study group. | expression of the p1 blood type antigen is suggested to have a protective effect against post-enteropathic haemolytic uraemic syndrome (hus). the b blood type may also protect against hus, since terminal trisaccharide sequences similar to those of the b blood type determinants are reported to have an affinity to vero cytotoxin that is 23% as strong as that of the p1 determinants. thus, we studied whether abo blood types were related to the occurrence or severity of hus. | 2000 | 10942639 |
| risk factors for the development of escherichia coli o157:h7 associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome. | verotoxin-producing escherichia coli (vtec) o157:h7 is a major cause of hemorrhagic colitis that is often associated with the development of hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus). in july, 1996, a severe mass outbreak of vtec o157 infection occurred in sakai city, osaka. the present study investigates the risk factors which may contribute to the development of hus in the early stages of the vtec o157 infection. there was no significant difference between hus-developed and non-hus-developed groups with ... | 1999 | 10221033 |
| [retrospective analysis of the relationship between hus incidence and antibiotics among patients with escherichia coli o157 enterocolitis in the sakai outbreak]. | an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection occurred in july 1996 in sakai city. about 5000 children were infected, 122 of whom developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus). in this outbreak, almost all patients were administrated some type of antibiotics. the effects of antibiotics on e. coli o157 associated hemorrhagic colitis (hc) have been controversial. in this study, we focused on the effects of antibiotics on development of hus in the hus in the sakai outbreak. we retrospectively deter ... | 1998 | 9643979 |
| increased serum il-10 and endothelin levels in hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by escherichia coli o157. | shiga toxin, produced by escherichia coli o157:h7, is important for the pathogenicity of the epidemic form of hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus). this toxin has recently been found to stimulate endothelin-1 synthesis in cultured endothelial cells in vitro. | 2000 | 10754409 |