Author and Year | Age of Patients (yrs) | Total | Antibiotics used | Those got antibiotics & developed HUS | Those without antibiotics & developed HUS | Effect of Antibiotics (Success, Harm) | P values |
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Wong CS, 2000 | <18 | 71 | Variety of Antibiotics | 5/9 (56%) | 5/62 (8%) | Harm | p<0.001 |
Wong CS, 2012 | <18 | 259 | ampicillin, azithromycin,cefotaxime, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 9/25 (36%) | 27/234 (12%) | Harm | p=0.001 |
Geerdes-Fenge HF, 2013 | <18 | 24 | Ciprofloxacin Cefotaxime, amoxicillin, metronidazole | 4/7 (57%) | 15/17 (88%) | No Effect | p=0.12 |
Proulx, 1992 | <21 | 77 | Cotrimoxazole | 2/22 (9%) | 4/25 (16%) | No Effect | p=0.67 |