Sepsis: The critical role of iron

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-415

  Bullen, John ^a   Griffiths, Elwyn ^b   Rogers, Henry ^c   Ward, Gillon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Langton Green Eye IP23 7HL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Iron; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034010966     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00326-9     Document Type: Review

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