Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome, Italy, 1988-2000.

E Tozzi, Alberto; Caprioli, Alfredo; Minelli, Fabio; Gianviti, Alessandra; De Petris, Laura; Edefonti, Alberto; Montini, Giovanni; Ferretti, Alfonso; De Palo, Tommaso; Gaido, Maurizio; Rizzoni, Gianfranco; Uremic Syndrome Study Group, Hemolytic

doi:10.3201/eid0901.020266

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome, Italy, 1988-2000.

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Authors:

Alberto E Tozzi

Alfredo Caprioli

Fabio Minelli

Abstract

The mean annual incidence of hemolytic uremic syndrome in persons </=15 years of age in Italy from 1988 to 2000 was 0.28 per 100,000 population. Laboratory investigations showed that Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection occurred in 73.1% of patients. STEC O157 was the most common ...

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