Young Victim of Oklahoma E. coli O111 Outbreak Recovering
A 20-month-old little girl is recovering from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), an illness she developed after contracting an E. coli O111 infection. She stayed in the hospital for 12 days and needed dialysis treatment to get her kidneys working again. Her father stated in a USA Today report that “she received dialysis treatment and was stuck with so many needles she thought she was being punished.”
This little girl was part of an E. coli O111 outbreak that health officials associated with the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. According to the CDC, 313 people were sickened in the outbreak. One person died and 17 developed HUS and needed dialysis. To date, health officials have not found a food source for the outbreak.
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