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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

HUS was first described by Gasser and colleagues in paper published in 1955.^[1]^[2]
In 1983, Karmali and colleagues were the first to discover the association between Escherichia coli and the development of HUS.^[2]
The association between Shiga-toxin-producing bacteria and HUS was made 35 years ago.^[2]

There have been several outbreaks of HUS, which are summarized below:

Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) Escherichia coli O157

In [year], [diagnostic test/therapy] was developed by [scientist] to treat/diagnose [disease name].

The following are a few famous cases of disease name:

↑ A. Schieppati, P. Ruggenenti, R. P. Cornejo, F. Ferrario, G. Gregorini, P. Zucchelli, E. Rossi & G. Remuzzi (1992). "Renal function at hospital admission as a prognostic factor in adult hemolytic uremic syndrome. The Italian Registry of Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome". Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 2 (11): 1640–1644. PMID 1610985. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Phillip I. Tarr, Carrie A. Gordon & Wayne L. Chandler (2005). "Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli and haemolytic uraemic syndrome". Lancet (London, England). 365 (9464): 1073–1086. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71144-2. PMID 15781103. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)