Hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Turkey in 2011

Ekinci, Zelal; CANDAN, CENGİZ; ALPAY, HARİKA; Canpolat, Nur; Akyuz, Sare; GÜNDÜZ, Zübeyde; DURSUN, İSMAİL; BEK, KENAN; Dursun, Hasan; ISIYEL, EMEL; Oktem, Faruk; TABEL, YILMAZ; AKİL, İPEK; DELİBAŞ, ALİ; Gulleroglu, Kaan; Akinci, Nurver; Dincel, Nida; Ozkaya, Ozan; Soylemezoglu, Oguz

Hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Turkey in 2011

Ekinci Z., CANDAN C., ALPAY H., Canpolat N., Akyuz S. G., GÜNDÜZ Z., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.55, no.3, pp.246-252, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 55 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2013
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.246-252
Keywords: hemolytic uremic syndrome, diarrhea-related, outbreak, children, epidemiology, eculizumab, E.-COLI O104/H4, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, ECULIZUMAB, GERMANY
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to define the epidemiological and clinical features and prognostic factors of the first diarrhea-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) outbreak in Turkey in 2011.