| Literature DB >> 3153027 |
A A Novillo1, L E Voyer, R Cravioto, M C Freire, G Castaño, R Wainstein, N Binztein.
Abstract
Forty-nine patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) were investigated to determine evidence of infection by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Free faecal cytotoxin active on Vero cells (VT) was detected in 15 out of 49 patients (31%). Seroconversion or high titres of VT-neutralizing antibodies were detected in 11 out of 18 patients (61%). The results of the present study suggest an association between HUS and infection by VTEC.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3153027 DOI: 10.1007/bf00858679
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Nephrol ISSN: 0931-041X Impact factor: 3.714