Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 193-201

  Krivit, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

overwhelming infection; splenectomy

Indexed keywords

INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PENICILLINS; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0017687436     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.2830020210     Document Type: Article

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