Features of hemolysis due to Clostridium perfringens infection

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-367

  Boyd, S D ^a   Mobley, B C ^a   Regula, D P ^a   Arber, D A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Hemolysis; Microspherocyte; Perfringens; Spherocyte

Indexed keywords

PIPERACILLIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SMEAR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 65349162735     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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