Differentiation of systemic infection and congenital obstructive left heart disease in the very young infant

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-267

  Pickert, Curtis B ^a,d   Moss, M Michele ^b   Fiser, Debra H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital obstructive left heart disease; Sepsis; Systemic infection

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN INFECTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 0031682060     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199808000-00005     Document Type: Article

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