Hepatic dysfunction in pediatric scrub typhus: Role of liver function test in diagnosis and marker of disease severity

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2366-2369

  Chanta, Chulapong ^a,b   Triratanapa, Krilerk ^a   Ratanasirichup, Preecha ^a   Mahaprom, Warangkana ^a  

^a Chiang Rai Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

^b Chiang Rai Prachanukraw Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hepatic dysfunction; Liver function test; Pediatric scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCRUB TYPHUS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCRUB TYPHUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37149017946     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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