作者: Jeffrey M. Bender , Krow Ampofo , Carrie L. Byington , Matthew Grinsell , Kent Korgenski
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0B013E3181DB03A7
关键词: Immunology 、 Prevalence 、 Pneumococcal vaccine 、 Complication 、 Medicine 、 Serotype 、 Streptococcus pneumoniae 、 Hemolytic anemia 、 Bacterial pneumonia 、 Epidemiology
摘要: Background:Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is an uncommon complication of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children. Few studies examine the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes associated with HUS. Our objective was to describe epidemiology S. pneumoniae-related HUS (SP-HUS) and sero