Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Incidence in New York1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chang, Hwa-Gan H. ; Tserenpuntsag, Boldtsetseg ; Kacica, Marilyn ; Smith, Perry F. ; Morse, Dale L.
• Description:
  A comparison of New York's traditional communicable disease surveillance system for diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with hospital discharge data showed a sensitivity of 65%. Escherichia coli O157:H7 was found in 63% of samples cultured from hemolytic uremic syndrome patients, and samples were more likely to be positive when collected early in illness.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Diarrhea Escherichia Coli Infections Escherichia Coli O157 Female Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Patient Discharge Population Surveillance

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(5):928-931.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5a96c016245e23d0e4d0172c997347b44c24f63732c991d572a942ba0ccddd73
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14393/cdc_14393_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 140.71 KB ]