Association between indicators of cattle density and incidence of paediatric haemolytic – uraemic syndrome (HUS) in children under 15 years of age in France between 1996 and 2001: an ecological study

Over the past years Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 emerged as an important cause of severe gastrointestinal illnesses and haemolytic–uraemic syndrome (HUS) with up to 10% of children infected with STEC developing HUS. We conducted a geographical ecological study using the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2006-08, Vol.134 (4), p.712-718
Hauptverfasser: HAUS-CHEYMOL, R., ESPIE, E., CHE, D., VAILLANT, V., DE VALK, H., DESENCLOS, J. C.
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Zusammenfassung:Over the past years Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 emerged as an important cause of severe gastrointestinal illnesses and haemolytic–uraemic syndrome (HUS) with up to 10% of children infected with STEC developing HUS. We conducted a geographical ecological study using the district as the statistical unit. For each district, we estimated the incidence of HUS among children
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S095026880500542X