Jaundice and the sepsis syndrome: A neglected link

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-271

  Famularo, Giuseppe ^a   De Simone, Claudio ^b   Nicotra, Giulio Cesare ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Jaundice; Sepsis syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0042206377     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(03)00072-4     Document Type: Article

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