Bacterial Meningitis and Septicemia in Sickle Cell Disease

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 1977, Pages 784-787

  Overturf, Gary D ^a   Powars, Darleen ^a   Baraff, Larry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S; PENICILLIN G;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; SEPTICEMIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEPTICEMIA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017710879     PISSN: 00968994     EISSN: 23742976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120200066014     Document Type: Article

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