Research Article
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Table 1
Patient Demographic Characteristics.
| | | Frequency (%) |
| Number of patients | 27 | 100 | Gender | | | Female | 8 | 29.6 | Male | 19 | 70.4 | Age range | | | <12 months | 11 | 40.7 | 12–60 months | 14 | 51.9 | 61–99 months | 2 | 7.4 | Residency | | | Country/unknown | 5/1 | 18.5/3.7 | Urban | 21 | 77.8 | Source of contamination | | | Unpasteurized milk | 8 | 29.6 | Unknown | 19 | 70.4 | Time, days (median) | | | Duration of hospital stay | 24 | 13–36 | Prognoses | | | Chronic renal disease | 3 | 11.1 | Hypertension | 21 | 77.7 | Hospital survival | 25 | 92.6 | Mortality | 2 | 7.4 |
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