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 | Zendy

Thomas Guillard | Zendy; Anne Limelette | Zendy; Élisabeth Le Magrex-Debar | Zendy; Alain Wynckel | Zendy; Malika Gouali | Zendy; Patricia MarianiKurkdjian | Zendy; Charlotte Guyot-Colosio | Zendy; Christophe de Champs | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Thomas Guillard,

Anne Limelette,

Élisabeth Le Magrex-Debar,

Alain Wynckel,

Malika Gouali,

Patricia MarianiKurkdjian,

Charlotte Guyot-Colosio,

Christophe de Champs

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.06.015

Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium difficile , escherichia coli , virology , medicine , biology , antibiotics , biochemistry , gene

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 highlights the usefulness of Shiga-toxin detection.

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