Chu Yang Lin, Jianling Xie, Stephen B Freedman, Ryan McKee, David Schnadower, Phillip I Tarr, Yaron Finkelstein, Neil M Desai, Roni D Lane, Kelly R Bergmann, Ron L Kaplan, Selena Hariharan, Andrea T Cruz, Daniel M Cohen, Andrew Dixon, Sriram Ramgopal, Elizabeth C Powell, Jennifer Kilgar, Kenneth A Michelson, Martin Bitzan, Kenneth Yen, Garth D Meckler, Amy C Plint, Fran Balamuth, Stuart Bradin, Serge Gouin, April J Kam, James Meltzer, Tracy E Hunley, Usha Avva, Robert Porter, Daniel M Fein, Jeffrey P Louie, Gillian A M Tarr
OBJECTIVE: To assess the performance of a hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) severity score among children with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections and HUS by stratifying them according to their risk of adverse events. The score has not been previously evaluated in a North American acute care setting. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed medical records of children <18 years old infected with STEC and treated in one of 38 participating EDs in North America between 2011 and 2015...
January 5, 2021: Journal of Pediatrics