一名17岁女孩在被误诊为食物中毒后死于罕见的与E.大肠杆菌有关的疾病。
A 17-year-old girl died from a rare E. coli-related illness after being misdiagnosed with food poisoning.
17岁的女孩Lois Francis在患上嗜血性尿素综合症(HUS)后死于皇家斯托克大学医院,该综合症是一种罕见和严重的疾病,其原因是一种产生毒物的希加氏菌感染。
A 17-year-old girl, Lois Francis, died at Royal Stoke University Hospital after developing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare and severe condition caused by a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection.
她在死亡前六天住院治疗,其症状最初被认为是食品中毒。
She was hospitalized six days before her death with symptoms initially thought to be food poisoning.
2026年2月23日的调查证实了 感染导致多机体衰竭
The inquest on February 23, 2026, confirmed the infection led to multi-organ failure.
在欧洲和美国,每年大约每10万人中只有2人受到HUS的影响。
HUS affects only about two in 100,000 people annually in Europe and the U.S.
在听证会期间,她的家人以友善、创造性和支持男女同性恋、双性恋、双性恋、变性者和双性恋者社群的精神对她表示尊敬。
Her family honored her as kind, creative, and supportive of the LGBTQ+ community during the hearing.