Invasive pneumococcal infections in children infected with HIV are not associated with splenic dysfunction

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 336-341

  Andiman, Warren A ^a   Simpson, B Joyce ^b   Holtkamp, Christine ^a   Pearson, Howard A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030451635     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1996.10.336     Document Type: Article

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