Author/Editor		Blatnik, Janja; Lešničar, Gorazd; Šibanc, Branko; Cvitan, Stella
Title		Okužba z Escherichio coli O157:H7 - prikaz primera
Translated title		Infection caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 - case report
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 71, št. 7-8
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 439-41
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes hemorrhagic colitis and is associated with serious complications, which include hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombocytopenic purpura, and death. Patient and methods. A 3-years old girl with infection by Escherichia coli 0157:H7 presented with hemorrhagic colitis, bicytopenia and proteinuria with microhematuria. Diarrhoea subsided in a few days without specific therapy, complications subsided during treatment with aminoglycoside antibiotic. Conclusions. Infection by Escherichia coli 0157:H7 must be recognised in time especialy in young children and in the olderly. In these group this infection often leads to serious complications, even death.
Summary		Izhodišča. Escherichia coli 0157:H7 povzroča hemoragični kolitis in je povezana z resnimi zapleti, kot so hemolitično uremični sindrom, trombocitopenična purpura in smrt. Bolnik in metode. Predstavljena je triletna deklica z okužbo z Escherichio coli 0157:H7 s hemoragičnim kolitisom, bicitopenijo in proteinurijo z mikrohematurijo. Driska je spontano izzvenela v nekaj dneh, zapleti so izzveneli ob zdravljenju z aminoglikozidnim antibiotikom. Zaključki. Okužbo z verotoksično Escherichio coli je pomembno prepoznati pravočasno predvsem pri majhnih otrocih in starejših ljudeh. Pri omenjenih skupinah namreč ta okužba pogosto povzroči težke zalete, celo smrt.
Descriptors		ESCHERICHIA COLI O157 HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME HEMATURIA PROTEINURIA CHILD, PRESCHOOL