Fatal case of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with severe neurologic involvement
Jakub Zieg,
Jiri Dusek, Monika Marejkova,
Petra Limrova, Daniel Blazek, Petr Pavlicek, Marek Grega,
Jan Janda, Kveta Blahova,
Corresponding Author
Jakub Zieg
Departments of Pediatrics
Jakub Zieg, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Motol, V Úvalu 84, Praha 5, 15600, Czech Republic. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMonika Marejkova
National Institute of Public Health, National Reference Laboratory for Escherichia coli and Shigellas, Prague, Czech Republic
Search for more papers by this authorMarek Grega
Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Medical School, Charles University Prague, University Hospital Motol
Search for more papers by this authorJakub Zieg,
Jiri Dusek, Monika Marejkova,
Petra Limrova, Daniel Blazek, Petr Pavlicek, Marek Grega,
Jan Janda, Kveta Blahova,
Corresponding Author
Jakub Zieg
Departments of Pediatrics
Jakub Zieg, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Motol, V Úvalu 84, Praha 5, 15600, Czech Republic. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMonika Marejkova
National Institute of Public Health, National Reference Laboratory for Escherichia coli and Shigellas, Prague, Czech Republic
Search for more papers by this authorMarek Grega
Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Medical School, Charles University Prague, University Hospital Motol
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