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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
9187
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-11-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
The largest number of adult cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) during an Escherichia coli O157 outbreak occurred in 1996 in central Scotland. Adults who develop HUS/TTP induced by E. coli O157 tend to be elderly and have a historical mortality rate of almost 90% when treated conservatively. Therefore the decision was made to treat adults who developed HUS/TTP during this outbreak with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). We report our outcome with this controversial treatment.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
16
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pubmed:volume |
354
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1327-30
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Escherichia coli Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Escherichia coli O157,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Plasma Exchange,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic,
pubmed-meshheading:10533860-Scotland
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pubmed:year |
1999
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effectiveness of therapeutic plasma exchange in the 1996 Lanarkshire Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Infectious Diseases, Monklands Hospital, Lanarkshire, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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