INFECTION CAUSED BY ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 – CASE REPORT
<p>Background. Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes hemorrhagic colitis and is associated with serious complications, which include hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombocytopenic purpura, and death.</p><p>Patient and methods. A 3-years old girl with infection by Escherichia coli O157:H7 pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2002-07-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1609 |
| Summary: | <p>Background. Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes hemorrhagic colitis and is associated with serious complications, which include hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombocytopenic purpura, and death.</p><p>Patient and methods. A 3-years old girl with infection by Escherichia coli O157:H7 presented with hemorrhagic colitis, bicytopenia and proteinuria with microhematuria. Diarrhoea subsided in a few days without specific therapy, complications subsided during treatment with aminoglycoside antibiotic.</p><p>Conclusions. Infection by Escherichia coli O157:H7 must be recognised in time especialy in young children and in the olderly. In these groups this infection often leads to serious complications, even death.<br /><br /></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |