ARDS in a patient with homozygous beta-thalassemia due to yersiniosis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 226-229

  Mavrommati, P ^a   Ladis, V ^b   Lagona, E ^b   Giannaki, M ^a   Raftopoulou, A ^a   Hatzis, T ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Athens University   (Greece)

Author keywords

ARDS; Beta thalassemia; Sepsis syndrome; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEZLOCILLIN; OFLOXACIN; OXYGEN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033057998     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050822     Document Type: Article

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