Hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Turkey in 2011

Ekinci, Zelal; Candan, Cengiz; Alpay, Harika; Canpolat, Nur; Akyuz, Sare; Gunduz, Zübeyde; DURSUN, İSMAİL; Bek, Kenan; Dursun, Hasan; Isiyel, Emel; Oktem, Faruk; Tabel, Yilmaz; Akil, Ipek; Delibas, Ali; Gulleroglu, Kaan; Akinci, Nurver; Dincel, Nida; Ozkaya, Ozan; Soylemezoglu, Oguz

Hemolytic uremic syndrome outbreak in Turkey in 2011

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Ekinci Z., Candan C., Alpay H., Canpolat N., Akyuz S. G., Gunduz Z., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.55, no.3, pp.246-252, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 55 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2013
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.246-252
Keywords: hemolytic uremic syndrome, diarrhea-related, outbreak, children, epidemiology, eculizumab
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to define the epidemiological and clinical features and prognostic factors of the first diarrhea-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) outbreak in Turkey in 2011.