Open AccessSurveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children under 15 years of age in France in 1998
Author(s) -
S. Haeghebaert,
V. Vaillant,
B Decludt,
Philippe Bouvet,
P. A. D. Grimont
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.05.06.00032-en
Subject(s) - haemolytic uraemic syndrome , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , medicine , nephrology , biology , biochemistry , physics , escherichia coli , optics , gene
Data from a national network of paediatric nephrology departments in France suggest that the incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in 1998 was 0.7 cases per 100 000 children aged under 15 years and that cases occur sporadically. Six out of 85 cas