Table 2 Characteristics of cases reported to Pedisurv network 2009–2015
From: Haemolytic uremic syndrome surveillance in children less than 15 years in Belgium, 2009–2015
n (%) or median (min-max) or ratio | n total | |
|---|---|---|
Characteristics | ||
Median age, years | 5 (0–14) | 109 |
age < 5 years | 54 (49.5) | 109 |
Male/female ratio | 0.7 | 97 |
June-Augustus (summer) | 60 (54.5) | 110 |
illness severity | ||
Death | 2 (2.5) | 79 |
median days hospitalised (min-max) | 10.0 (1–77) | 52 |
T + D- | 27 (33.7) | 80 |
T-D+ | 3 (3.7) | 80 |
T + D+ | 36 (45.0) | 80 |
T+ | 63 (77.8) | 81 |
D+ | 41 (50.6) | 81 |
bloody diarrhea | 59 (72.0) | 82 |
laboratory testingab | ||
STEC O157 isolated from stool or detected in blood | 29 (26.4) | 110 |
STEC non-O157 isolated from stool or detected in blood | 10 (9.1) | 110 |
STEC without serotyping | 1 (0.9) | 110 |