C-Reactive Protein and Buffy Coat Smear in Early Diagnosis of Childhood Septicemia

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-26

  De, Anuradha ^a,b   Saraswathi, Kari ^a   Gogate, Alka ^a   Raghavan, Kalyani ^a  

^a LTMMC ^*  (India)

^b LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Buffy coat smear; C reactive protein; Childhood septicemia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031638097     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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