Shiga toxin –producing Escherichia coli–associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in solid organ transplant recipients

We report a series of 5 solid organ transplantation recipients diagnosed with STEC-HUS between January 2017 and March 2019 in 2 French nephrology centers (Table 1). One patient had 2 episodes of STEC-HUS. All had severe acute kidney injury (requiring hemodialysis in 2). Neurological involvement was noted during 5 episodes: seizures (n = 4) and confusion/coma (n = 4).

Source: Kidney International - November 20, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Simon Ville, Amandine Ydee, Claire Garandeau, Emmanuel Canet, Adrien Tissot, Diego Cantarovich, V éronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, François Provôt, Fadi Fakhouri Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research