Multiple myeloma presenting with an acute bacterial infection

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-383

  Kalambokis, G N ^a   Christou, L ^a   Tsianos, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial infection; Multiple myeloma; Pneumonia; Septic arthritis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; M PROTEIN;

ARTHROCENTESIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG INFECTION; MENINGITIS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CREATININE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELOMA PROTEINS; PARAPROTEINS;

EID: 67651095667     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2009.01154.x     Document Type: Review

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