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Hemolytic uremic syndrome following complicated appendicitis in a child: what is the missing link?

We herein describe an 18-month-old boy who underwent initially successful surgical and antibiotic treatment of complicated appendicitis with postoperative occurrence of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). This complication was due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) found secondarily in re...

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Autores principales: Belgacem, Alexis, Miane, Hortense, Fillali, Wasfi, Hangard, Pauline, Ponthier, Laure, Ballouhey, Quentin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8044563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33840247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03000605211006952