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hemolytic uremic syndrome
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hemolytic uremic syndrome [hē·mə¦lid·ik yə¦rēm·ik ′sin‚drōm]
(medicine)
An illness characterized by the abrupt onset of decreased urine production, loss of kidney function, and anemia. It may be accompanied by edema, hypertension, blood-clotting disorders, and seizures. It is often caused by infection withEscherichia coliO157:H7 but has also been associated withSalmonellaandShigella.
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The inhibitor, called (S)-PolyBAIT, protected mice against the effects of a dose of the Shiga toxin that causes the hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with E Coli food poisoning, according to the researchers.
Study shows potential advance in fighting E Coli by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Non-O157:H7 Stx2-producing Escherichia coli strains associated with sporadic cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in adults.
Analysis of collection of hemolytic uremic syndrome--associated ... by Mellmann, Alexander; Bielaszewska, Martina; Kock, Robin; Friedrich, Alexander W.; Fruth, Angelika; M / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Contents include * epidemiology of STEC in humans, * STEC in the food chain * pathogenic mechanisms such as bacterial factors * pathogenic mechanisms including host response and animal models * pathogenesis of hemolytic-uremic syndrome * diagnosis and treatment of STEC infections * vaccines against STEC, and * an extensive index.
Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coil ... by Journal of Environmental Health
 
 
 
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