Screening for complement deficiency in bacterial meningitis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1009-1010

  Ernst, T ^a   Spath P J ^b   Aebi, C ^a   Schaad, U B ^a,c   Blanchetti, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Central Laboratory in Bern   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complement deficiency; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030830105     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb15190.x     Document Type: Article

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