Hemolytic uremic syndrome is caused by: (A) EIEC, (B) Shigella, (C) Salmonella, (D) Cholera
Answer is B. Shigella dysenteriae type 1 causes toxemia due to the production of exotoxin.the complication includes polyneuritis, ahritis, conjunctivitis, parotitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's;10th edition; Pg:293