A community outbreak of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome in children occurring in a large area of northern Italy over a period of several months.

Abstract:

:From March to October 1993, 15 cases of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) in children were detected in a large area of northern Italy, where only 8 cases had occurred in the previous 5 years. Analysis of stool and serum specimens obtained from 14 cases showed evidence of Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in 13. Serum antibodies to the E. coli O157 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were found in 8 patients and to the O111 LPS in 2. An O86 VTEC was isolated from another patient. Fourteen children needed dialysis, and 1 died. No obvious epidemiologic link was observed among cases, most of whom lived in small townships. A case-control study did not show an association between HUS and food or exposure to cattle, but suggested an association with contact with chicken coops (OR = 6.5, 95% C.I. 1.2-34.9). However, VTEC were not isolated from stool samples obtained from the chicken coops involved. The risk factors for VTEC infection related to living in rural settlements, including the exposure to live poultry, should be considered in outbreak investigations.

journal_name

Epidemiol Infect

authors

Tozzi AE,Niccolini A,Caprioli A,Luzzi I,Montini G,Zacchello G,Gianviti A,Principato F,Rizzoni G

doi

10.1017/s0950268800051645

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-10-01 00:00:00

pages

209-19

issue

2

eissn

0950-2688

issn

1469-4409

journal_volume

113

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