Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and urinary tract infections: Is there a connection?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-88

  Park, Yara A ^a   Schultz, Elizabeth F ^a   Hay, Shauna N ^a   Brecher, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Thrombotic microangiopathy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADAM PROTEINS; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NORTH CAROLINA; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79251500334     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPGM0SC6KOTCAN     Document Type: Article

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