Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Incidence in New York

Abstract

A comparison of New York’s traditional communicable disease surveillance system for diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with hospital discharge data showed a sensitivity of 65%. Escherichia coli O157:H7 was found in 63% of samples cultured from hemolytic uremic syndrome patients, and samples were more likely to be positive when collected early in illness.

Keywords

• hemolytic uremic syndrome
• Escherichia coli 0157:H7
• surveillance
• capture-recapture
• sensitivity
• New York