Recurrent infections in homozygous sickle cell disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-541

  Magnus, Stephen A ^a   Hambleton, Ian R ^a   Moosdeen, Faridah ^b   Serjeant, Graham R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Infection Streptococcus pneumoniae; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT INFECTION; SALMONELLA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033059026     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.6.537     Document Type: Article

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