Hepatic iron content and the risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in liver transplant recipients

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-336

  Singh, Nina ^a   Wannstedt, Cheryl ^a   Keyes, Lois ^a   Mayher, Debra ^a   Tickerhoof, Lisa ^a   Akoad, Mohamed ^a   Wagener, Marilyn M ^a   Frye, Roy ^a   Cacciarelli, Thomas V ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 37049026711     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.17.4.b5403660465r1213     Document Type: Article

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