Transient bacteraemia: A possible cause of sudden life threatening events

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1032-1039

  Morris, James A ^a   Harrison, Linda M ^a   Biswas, Jhulan ^a   Telford, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BACTEREMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548751681     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.02.039     Document Type: Article

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