E. coli 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.

Our Recent E coli HUS Cases

E. coli O145 HUS from Freshway Foods Lettuce
Lettuce E. coli Attorney Fred Pritzker has been retained to represent an E. coli HUS victim who was sickened by romaine lettuce processed by Freshway Foods and served on campus. Our client is one of over 20 people sickened in the Freshway Foods lettuce E. coli outbreak in Michigan, Ohio, New York and Tennessee.

E. coli HUS from Steak Served at a Restaurant
Steak E coli Attorney Fred Pritzker has been retained by an 18 year-old woman from Ashtabula, Ohio who suffered E. coli O157:H7 poisoning and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) linked to contaminated steak recalled by National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Oklahoma meat processor. The young woman was hospitalized for weeks and almost died. She was on dialysis for months and now suffers from decreased kidney function and hypertension.

E. coli O157 and HUS from Well Water
Attorney Elliot Olsen reached a confidential settlement for a two-year-old E. coli-HUS victim who was sickened by well water contaminated with E. Coli O157. The well served as the water supply to the rural home her family rented.

Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS
Our law firm has been retained to represent a 3-year-old child who contracted an E. coli infection after visiting an apple orchard/petting zoo in Minnesota. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

HUS-TTP Lawsuit
Ground Beef E. coli Our lawyers filed suit against The Barbecue Pit, Inc. restaurant, Nebraska Beef, Ltd. and H & L Distributors on behalf of a woman who contracted an E. coli infection after eating contaminated ground beef later recalled by Nebraska Beef. She developed HUS-TTP and almost died.

E. coli and HUS Information for You and Your Family

E. 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.

Complications of E. coli HUS include the following:

Hemolytic anemia and associated blood complications
Abnormal kidney function
HUS Kidney failure (renal failure) that may require a kidney transplant (renal transplant) - illness accompanying kidney failure is called uremia (develops when urea and other waste products are retained in the blood)
Gall stones - probably caused by rapid hemolysis, breaking open of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin
Elevated pancreatic enzyme levels that could lead to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and/or HUS pancreatitis
Central Nervous System (CNS) disturbances such as irritablilty, behavior changes, disorientation, delerium, hallucinations, dizziness, tremors and several other serious complications listed below
HUS Seizures
HUS Coma
HUS Stroke
HUS Encephalopathy
Respiratory disease syndrome
Convulsions
HUS heart attack and heart failure
Cortical blindness, caused by damage to the visual area in the brain's occipital cortex
Thrombocytopenia (platelet deficiency in the blood)
Death

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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Non-O157 E. coli (Non-O157 STEC)

Non-O157 E. coli can cause serious injury and death, and yet ground beef contaminated with these strains of E. coli are not considered adulterated under federal law. The six most common strains of non-O157 E. coli include E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121 and E. coli O145.

Steak E. coli Outbreak

Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that have been linked to steak served at restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.

Recent Foodborne Outbreaks

Taco John's Lawsuit: Taco Johns food poisoning lawsuit information.
Taco Bell Lawsuit: Information about a Taco Bell food poisoning lawsuit.
Chipotle Lawsuit: Update on Chipotle food poisoning case and Chipotle lawsuit FAQ.
Subway Salmonellosis Lawsuit: 34 people were sickened, and 14 of those were hospitalized, all in Illinios.
Hartmann Dairy E coli Lawsuit Lawyer - 5 people, 4 of them children, contracted E. coli, and one of those developed HUS.
Freshway Foods lettuce lawsuit - We are representing one of the people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Pasture Maid Creamery Campylobacter: Our lawyers are representing a man who was paralyzed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Peppa's E. coli Lawsuit - An E. coli outbreak in Hawaii associated with the restaurant.
Daniele Salami Lawsuit: Daniele salami (salame) has been linked to a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak.
Steak E. coli Outbreak: Over 20 people were sickened by blade-tenderized, non-intact steak.
Fairbank Farms Lawsuit: A multistate E. coli outbreak has been linked to Fairbank Farms hamburger.

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