Epidemiology, pathogenesis and therapeutic modalities in hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Kidney and Blood Pressure Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 290-292

  Zimmerhackl, Lothar Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Renal failure; Shigatoxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYTOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I;

EID: 0031752830     PISSN: 14204096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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