Fatal case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in an adult due to a rare serogroup O91 Entero hemorrhagic Escherichia coli associated with a Clostridium difficile infection. More than meets the eye

Fatal case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in an adult due to a rare serogroup O91 Entero hemorrhagic Escherichia coli associated with a Clostridium difficile infection. More than meets the eye

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome due to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, belonging to serogroup O91 has rarely been described. We report here a case of post-diarrheal HUS due to EHEC O91 in an elderly patient for whom diagnosis was delayed given a previously diagnosed C. difficile infection. This case h...

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Main Authors: Thomas Guillard, Anne Limelette, Elisabeth Le Magrex-Debar, Alain Wynckel, Malika Gouali, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Charlotte Guyot-Colosio, Christophe de Champs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Escherichia coli
Clostridium difficile
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001496

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