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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a rare condition which can lead to chronic kidney damage or death from kidney failure.
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STEC (also known as VTEC) infection can cause serious disease, including bloody diarrhoea, and sometimes haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria found in faeces. When it contaminates food, infection of the gastrointestinal tract and diarrhoea may occur.
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Centre for Disease Control's schedule of notifiable diseases, health professional information and urgent diseases to notify.
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There are many types of E.coli bacteria, most of which are harmless. However, some types of E.coli produce toxins (poisons) that can cause gastroenteritis (gastro). One of these types of E.coli is known as ‘shiga toxin-producing E.coli’ or STEC.
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organisms that may grow in culture from the intestine
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How infectious diseases spread including via air, personal contact, soiled objects, skin, mucous membranes, saliva, urine, blood, sexual contact, food and water
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This list of conditions is from The Public Health Regulation 2018 (Schedule 1) and provides a quick reference for the kind of notification required for each condition
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Authors' conclusions: PE with FFP is still the most effective treatment available for TTP
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