Transient neutrophilic thrombophagocytosis associated with Citrobacter freundii septicemia [7]

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1754-1755

  Jaber, Anas ^a   Nong, Marilyn ^a   Thiagarajan, Perumal ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LETTER; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SEPTICEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINE CULTURE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZTREONAM; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845387413     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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