Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in preterm infants

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 665-667

  Aygun, Canan ^a   Tekinalp, Gülsevin ^b   Gurgey, Aytemiz ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hemophagocytic syndrome; Preterm infants; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041568384     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200308000-00018     Document Type: Article

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