Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Entamoeba histolytica intestinal infection

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-128

  Cavagnaro, Felipe ^a   Guzmán, Carla ^a   Harris, Paul ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure, dialysis; E.coli O157; Entamoeba histolytica; Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SHIGA TOXIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UREA;

ABDOMINAL RADIOTHERAPY; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIURESIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHILD; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 29944440101     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-2069-4     Document Type: Article

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