Surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children under 15 years of age in France in 1998

S Haeghebaert; V Vaillant; B Decludt; P Bouvet; P A D Grimont; the Pediatric Nephrologist Netowork

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Surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children under 15 years of age in France in 1998

S Haeghebaert¹, V Vaillant¹, B Decludt¹, P Bouvet², P A D Grimont², the Pediatric Nephrologist Netowork³
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Affiliations: ¹ Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France ² Enterobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France ³ Departments of Paediatric Nephrology of the following hospitals: Amiens, Angers, Angoulême, Annecy, Besançon, Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Kremlin-Bicêtre, Grenoble, Lille, Lisieux, Lyons (Debrousse, E. Herriot), Marseilles, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Paris (Necker-Enfants Malades, R. Debré, Trousseau), Rheims, Rennes, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours).

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Citation style for this article: Haeghebaert S, Vaillant V, Decludt B, P Bouvet, P A D Grimont, the Pediatric Nephrologist Netowork. Surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children under 15 years of age in France in 1998. Euro Surveill. 2000;5(6):pii=32. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.05.06.00032-en

Abstract

Data from a national network of paediatric nephrology departments in France suggest that the incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) in 1998 was 0.7 cases per 100 000 children aged under 15 years and that cases occur sporadically. Six out of 85 cas