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uraemia

Excess of urea (a nitrogenous waste product) in the blood, caused by kidney failure. If untreated (see dialysis), it results in coma and death.



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In a small proportion of patients it can cause haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which is a serious condition resulting in kidney failure.
In a small proportion of patients it can cause haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which results in kidney failure.
coli O157 strain, which causes outbreaks of severe bloody diarrhoea and the potentially fatal haemolytic uraemic syndrome," said Paton.
 
 
 
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