Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: a population-based study in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland. Am J Public Health 1988 Jan;78(1):64-5
Date
01/01/1988Pubmed ID
3276232Pubmed Central ID
PMC1349211DOI
10.2105/ajph.78.1.64Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0023852793 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
A population-based study of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) revealed that 20 child residents of Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland were hospitalized with HUS from January 1979 through September 1983. The number of cases peaked during the summer and fall; none occurred during the winter. Incidence of hospitalized cases was higher in Whites and girls than in Blacks or boys, and the average annual incidence was 1.08 cases/100,000 children less than 5 year old. This study demonstrates that HUS is not unique to the West Coast, as previously suggested.
Author List
Kinney JS, Gross TP, Porter CC, Rogers MF, Schonberger LB, Hurwitz ESMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Bacterial ToxinsChild, Preschool
District of Columbia
Escherichia coli
Female
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Maryland
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
Shiga Toxin 1
