Disproportional exaggerated aspartate transaminase is a useful prognostic parameter in late leptospirosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 35, 2005, Pages 5553-5556

  Chang, Ming Ling ^a   Yang, Chih Wei ^a   Chen, Jeng Chang ^a   Ho, Yu Pin ^a   Pan, Ming Jeng ^b   Lin, Cheng Hui ^a   Lin, Deng Yn ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alanine transaminase; Aspartate transaminase; AST ALT ratios; Leptospirosis; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 28044440661     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i35.5553     Document Type: Article

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