Galactosemia presenting as recurrent sepsis by Narendra

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 487-489

  Rathi, Narendra ^a   Rathi, Akanksha ^b  

^a Rathi Children's Hospital and Maternity Home   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract; Galactosemia; Galt; Recurrent sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEEDING DISORDER; GALACTOSEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEPTICEMIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GALACTOSEMIAS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECURRENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 82955173059     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr018     Document Type: Article

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