Antibiotic-induced severe neutropenia with multidrug-dependent antineutrophil antibodies developed in a child with streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 975-978

  Lee, Young Ho ^a   Lee, Ha Baik ^a   Kim, Jung Yun ^a   Lim, Yeon Jung ^a   Shin, Su A ^a   Han, Tae Hee ^b  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Antineutrophil antibody; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75349094029     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.975     Document Type: Article

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