Clostridium difficile infection precipitating hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient preterm twins causing severe neonatal jaundice

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-78

  Lodha, A ^a,b   Kamaluddeen, M S ^b   Kelly, E ^a   Amin, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BILIRUBIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 38049005557     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211853     Document Type: Article

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