Yersinia Sepsis in Patients with Iron Overload Treated with Deferoxamine

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 314, Issue 25, 1986, Pages 1643-

  Gallant, Tsvi ^a   Freedman, Melvin H ^a   Vellend, Hillar ^b   Francombe, William H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEFEROXAMINE; GROWTH FACTOR; IRON; METRONIDAZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG THERAPY; ETIOLOGY; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THERAPY; YERSINIA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON; THALASSEMIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0022637891     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198606193142514     Document Type: Letter

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