Meningococcal sepsis associated to ST segment and cardiac enzymes elevation [3];Sepsis meningocócica asociada a elevación del segmento ST y de las enzimas cardiácas

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 410-412

  Ortega Carnicer, J ^a   Ambros Checa A ^a   Martin Rodriguez C ^a   Portilla Bothelo, M ^a  

^a Servicio de Medicina Intensiva   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; NORADRENALIN; TROPONIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; SEPSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845335439     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(06)74559-4     Document Type: Letter

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