Clostridium septicum myonecrosis in congenital neutropenia

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Barnes, Chris ^a   Gerstle, J Ted ^a   Freedman, Melvin H ^a   Carcao, Manuel D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum; Congenital neutropenia; Rh GCSF

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOSTMANN SYNDROME; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLOSTRIDIUM; FATALITY; GAS GANGRENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MUSCLE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR, RECOMBINANT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLES; NECROSIS; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 16644362142     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0124     Document Type: Article

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