Thrombocytosis in Pediatric Patients Is Associated with Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Inflammation

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 755-759

  Vlacha, Vasiliki ^a   Feketea, Gavriela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Amaliada   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary infiltration; Lobar pneumonia; Lower respiratory tract infection; Pleural effusion; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 33745641656     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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