Patient group | Clinical characteristics |
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CTRL | Diarrhoea, faecal blood, abdominal pain |
STEC | Bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, microbiological proof of STEC O104:H4, vomiting, leucocytosis and elevated LDH |
STEC-HUS | Bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, microbiological proof of STEC O104:H4, vomiting, leucocytosis, elevated LDH and creatinine, low haemoglobin and platelet count, acute renal failure and neurological symptoms |
The listed characteristics describe the range of symptoms observed within the groups but were not mandatorily observed for each patient.
CTRL, control; HUS, haemolytic uraemic syndrome; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; STEC, Shiga toxin 2 producing Escherichia coli.