Table 2 Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of children aged 5–30 months hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome, Brașov, Romania, 2014–2016

Total number of patients

11

Age

Mean: 20 months

Median: 10 months

Range: 5–30 months

Female/male ratio

6/5

Prodromal diarrhea

10

Bloody diarrhea

4

Vomiting

9

Fever ≥ 38 °C

4

Hematuria

11

Proteinuria

11

Oliguria

5

White blood cells count ≥ 15,000 cells/mcL

8

Trombocytopenia (mean 73,000 cells/mcL)

11

Hematocrit < 30%

10

Serum creatinine levels ≥ 3.64 mg/dL

11