HUS E. coli O157

The following information on HUS E. coli O157 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.

E. coli HUS and Hamburgers Ground beef and HUS E. coli O157: Pritzker Olsen law firm is representing people with HUS E. coli O157:H7 who consumed contaminated ground beef. Our HUS E. coli litigation law firm continues to fight for food safety by obtaining significant compensation packages for HUS E. coli victims and advocating for legislative and policy changes.

HUS E. coli O157 Information for You and Your Family

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe condition marked by the following:

Acute renal failure ( E. coli HUS kidney failure)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Hemolytic anemia
Central nervous system manifestations (HUS E. coli CNS)

E. coli O157:H7 (Escherichia coli O157:H7) infection is the most common cause of HUS, and generally manifests with the most serious symptoms in children, especially those under 5, the elderly and people with compromised immune symptoms. This said, our law firm has represented adults who suffered severe complications of HUS E. coli O157 who were not in one of these high-risk groups.

Because of the close association of HUS with E. coli O157, 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.

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.

HUS E. coli O157 Complications

Our lawyers have represented HUS E. coli O157:H7 clients who spent weeks in the hospital fighting for their lives. They have also represented families of HUS E. coli victims who did not survive.

Complications of HUS E. coli O157:H7 include the following:

Stroke
Blindness
Seizures
Coma
Chronic kidney failure
Hypertension
Neurological complications
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiomyopathy

If you or your child has been diagnosed with HUS E. coli O157, the E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Olsen 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.

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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.

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