Positive coombs test in postpneumococcal hemolytic-uremic syndrome [3]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1028-1029

  Von Vigier, Rodo O ^a   Fossali, Emilio ^b   Crosazzo, Laura ^c,d   Bianchetti, Mario G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Ospedale Beata Vergine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 28044440489     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000187032.38556.b3     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Taylor SN, Sanders CV. Unusual manifestations of invasive pneumococcal infection. Am J Med. 1999;107:12S-27S.
2. Constantinescu AR, Bitzan M, Weiss LS, et al. Non-enteropathic hemolytic uremic syndrome: causes and short-term course. Am J Kidney Dis. 2004;43:976-982.
3. von Vigier RO, Seibel K, Bianchetti MG. Positive Coombs test in pneumococcus-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: a review of the literature. Nephron. 1999;82:183-184.
4. Cochran JB, Panzarino VM, Maes LY, Tecklenburg FW. Pneumococcus-induced T-antigen activation in hemolytic uremic syndrome and anemia. Pediatr Nephrol. 2004;19:317-321.