Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis and meningitis during the penicillin prophylaxis era in children with sickle cell disease

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 470-472

  Hord, Jeffrey ^a   Byrd, Rebecca ^a   Stowe, Laura ^a   Windsor, Beth ^a   Smith Whitley, Kim ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Meningitis; Penicillin; Sickle cell disease; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEROTYPE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036693177     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200208000-00012     Document Type: Article

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