| [the epidemiology of hemolytic uremic syndrome in argentina. diagnosis of the etiologic agent, reservoirs and routes of transmission]. | shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (stec) cause sporadic cases and outbreaks of nonbloody and bloody diarrhea, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus). e. coil o157:h7 is the most prevalent stec serotype. however, other serotypes (o26:h11; o103:h2; o111:nm; o121:h19; o145:nm, among others) can cause a similar disease spectrum. shiga toxins (stx1, stx2, and their variants), intimin, and enterohemolysin are the main virulence factors. three different diagnostic criteria are used to determine the f ... | 2006 | 17354474 |
| [hemolytic uremic syndrome in children of mendoza, argentina: association with shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli infection]. | shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (stec) has been associated with pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus) worldwide. the aim of the present study was to characterize the hus cases reported in mendoza and to determine their association with stec infection. from july 1994 through june 1996 thirty-six patients with hus were admitted to hospital pediátrico "dr. hj notti" (mean age 22.8 +/- 14.9 months, 44% females). the children developed hus following an acute diarrheal illness in 94.4 ... | 1998 | 9674201 |