Survival and Neutrophil Kinetics in Infants with Severe Group B Streptococcal Disease Treated with Gamma Globulin

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 439-442

  Friedman, C A ^a,b   Robbins, K K ^a   Temple, D M ^a   Miller, C J ^a   Rawson, J E ^a  

^a Methodist Medical Center   (United States)

^b Division of Newborn Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030280261     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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