Systemic meningococcal infection and complement deficiency [3]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 760-761

  Leggiadro, Robert J ^a,b  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement deficiency; Meningococcal infection

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BLOOD CULTURE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; LETTER; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0043238735     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000081587.96151.77     Document Type: Letter

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