Bacterium That Puts Youngest at the Most Risk As Three Children Are Treated for Kidney Failure, Helen Puttick Examines the Threat of E- Coli O157 Background
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IT is a bacterium which is much more likely to produce complications in young children than adult patients.
An outbreak of E-coli O157 in South Wales last year infected more than 150 people, and killed a five-yearold boy.See the full content of this document
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Bacterium That Puts Youngest at the Most Risk As Three Children Are Treated for Kidney Failure, Helen Puttick Examines the Threat of E- Coli O157 Background
For some patients, the toxins produced by the strain overwhelm the body and the organs fail. Infants can also suffer severe brain damage as a result of minor strokes, potentially leading to paralysis. But such cases are rare.
The two-...See the full content of this document
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