Chronic meningococcemia and IgA deficiency in one adolescent;MENINGOCOCCEMIE CHRONIQUE ET DEFICIT EN IGA CHEZ UN ADOLESCENT

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-151

  Farron, F ^a,b   Cheseaux, J J ^a   Pelet, B ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Regional   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

child; gammaglobulins; IgA; immunologic deficiency syndrome; meningococcal infections

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PENICILLIN G; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0030069551     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-693X(96)85068-8     Document Type: Article

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