Elevated sweat sodium associated with pulmonary oedema in meningococcal sepsis

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 576-579

  Eisenhut, M ^a,c   Sidaras, D ^b   Barton, P ^b   Newland, P ^b   Southern, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Liverpool ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meningococcal disease; Pulmonary oedema; Sepsis; Sweat chloride; Sweat sodium; Ventilation index

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; INOTROPIC AGENT; SODIUM; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LUNG EDEMA; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SWEAT; SWEAT TEST;

CHILD; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PULMONARY EDEMA; SEPSIS; SODIUM; SWEAT;

EID: 4344655521     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01386.x     Document Type: Article

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