10 children sickened by E. coli; four hospitalized
10 children sickened by E. coli; four hospitalized
By CLAUDIA PINTO
The Tennessean
Staff Writer
June 28, 2006
LAFEYETTE - Nine toddlers who attend the same Macon County day care center and one of their siblings were sickened with E. coli bacteria that typically causes severe diarrhea and in extreme cases can lead to kidney failure or even death.
Four of those children -- who are all under age 6 -- are hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. One child is being treated for kidney failure, two for reduced kidney function and one for severe diarrhea, according to a Vanderbilt doctor. The other infected children are recovering at home, Tennessee Department of Health officials said.
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