| a clinical and bacteriological study of children suffering from haemolytic uraemic syndrome in tucuman, argentina. | haemolytic uraemic syndrome (hus) is a disease with serious consequences for children, such as terminal chronic renal failure. during the last few years there have been numerous studies undertaken to determine whether there is a relationship between this disease and the presence of shiga toxin-producing bacteria. escherichia coli (e. coli) o157:h7 is one of the most frequent etiologic agents of hus. it acts through cytotoxins called shiga toxin 1 (stx1) and/or shiga toxin 2 (stx2) and carries a ... | 1999 | 10816611 |