Group B Streptococcus impairs erythrocyte deformability in neonates more than in adults

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Pöschl, Johannes M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Microcirculation; Red blood cell deformabiliry; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROCIRCULATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADULT; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTES; FETAL BLOOD; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0029941389     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.74.3.F187     Document Type: Article

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