Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 530-532

  Gilbert, Rodney D ^a   Argent, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Streptococcus pneumoniae; T cryptantigen

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031833759     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199806000-00023     Document Type: Article

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