Bacteremia in children with sickle hemoglobinopathies

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-16

  Narang, Shalu ^a   Fernandez, Isabel Diana ^a   Chin, Nancy ^a   Lerner, Norma ^a   Weinberg, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteremia; pneumococcal bacteremia; risk factors; sepsis; sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSOLUTE BAND COUNT; ABSOLUTE MONOCYTE COUNT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855461221     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318240d50d     Document Type: Article

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