Early relapse of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura during therapeutic plasma exchange associated with Acinetobacter anitratus bacteremia

Therapeutic Apheresis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-121

  Kanj, Nadim A ^a   Mikati, Abdel Razzak A ^a   Kfoury Baz, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Early relapse; Therapeutic plasma exchange; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ACHROMOBACTER ANITRATUM; ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038441651     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2003.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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