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Archivos argentinos de pediatría

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IBARRA, Cristina et al. Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2008, vol.106, n.5, pp.435-442. ISSN 0325-0075.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, plaquetopenia and kidney damage. It is the leading cause of acute renal failure in pediatric age and the second for chronic renal failure. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is the first etiologic agent of HUS being its main reservoir cattle and transmitted via contaminated food. At present, there is no specific treatment to reduce the progression of HUS. The study of the mechanisms by which STEC infects and Shiga toxin induces HUS can help to find new strategies to prevent this disease

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