Escherichia coli O-157-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome: Usefulness of SCWP score for the prediction of neurological complication

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-109

  Teramoto, Takahide ^a   Fukao, Toshiyuki ^a   Hirayama, Kouichiro ^a   Asano, Tsutomu ^a   Aoki, Yusuke ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Escherichia coli O 157; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Prediction; SCWP score

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD PROTEINS; BRAIN DISEASES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SODIUM;

EID: 60849089945     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02672.x     Document Type: Article

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