Reduced febrile response to bacterial infection in anorexia nervosa patients

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-272

  Birmingham, C Laird ^a,d   Hodgson, Deborah M ^b   Fung, Jonathan ^a   Brown, Rhonda ^b   Wakefield, Alison ^c   Bartrop, Roger ^c   Beumont, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bacterial infection; Febrile response; Impaired immune response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042709426     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10189     Document Type: Article

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