Thrombocytopenia complicating the clinical course of leptospiral infection

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-540

  Turgut, M ^a   Sunbul M ^a   Bayirli, D ^a   Bilge, A ^a   Leblebicioglu H ^a   Haznedaroglu I ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Leptospirosis; Mortality; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TURKEY;

BILIRUBIN; LIVER ENZYME;

EID: 1842834283     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000203000511     Document Type: Article

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