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E. coli and HUS

The following information on E. coli and HUS is provided by Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, a national law firm focusing its practice on E. coli litigation. Our attorneys have been named Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine and attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He has also been named a Top 100 Super Lawyer.

Toll House E. coli and HUSToll House Cookie Dough Associated with E. coli and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS): Nestle Toll House cookie dough may have sickened people in 28 states. Some of them have HUS. Our law firm is investigating this outbreak and is available to represent Toll House E. coli victims and their families. Read about a Nestle lawsuit.

E. coli HUS and HamburgersPritzker Olsen law firm is representing people with E. coli-HUS who consumed contaminated ground beef. Most cases of HUS in the United States are caused by E. coli O157:H7, and the most common food source of E. coli O157:H7 is ground beef. We continue to fight for food safety by obtaining significant compensation packages for E. coli victims and advocating for legislative and policy changes.

E. coli and HUS Information for You and Your Family

E. coli and HUSE. coli O157 causes 90% or more of the cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).  In light of this, the CDC urges health professionals to get a culture for E. coli O157 from all HUS patients. 

If E. coli O157 is found in the culture, the CDC recommends avoiding treatment with antibiotics.  In several E. coli outbreaks, people who received antibiotics had a higher risk of kidney failure or death. 

HUS generally occurs around the eighth day after an E. coli infection presents as diarrhea.  Generally, fifteen percent of children under ten who contract an E. coli infection developed HUS.  In recent E. coli outbreaks, the percentage of adults who developed HUS from an E. coli infection varied greatly, but children remain at the greatest risk of developing HUS.

HUS is often associated with E. coli-related bloody diarrhea, but only about 70% of HUS cases are preceded by bloody diarrhea.  Anyone with severe gastrointestinal illness accompanied by watery or bloody diarrhea, especially in children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, should get medical attention. 

In some cases, by the time a patient seeks medical attention for the HUS, the E. coli culture will be negative because the E. coli has passed through the patient’s system.  The CDC recommends doing a rectal swab on admission for any patient suspected of having HUS in addition to getting stool samples.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is sometimes referred to as hemolytic uremic poisoning.  This moniker is apt given that most cases of HUS are the result of E. coli poisoning, which is often contracted via food or water.  If you or your child has been diagnosed with E. coli and/or HUS, the E. coli lawyers at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. are available for a free consultation.  To contact the firm, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the online consultation form.


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