Pathogenesis and prognosis of neutropenia in infants and children admitted in a university children hospital in Egypt

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-59

  Tantawy, Azza Abdel Gawad ^a   Sallam, Tarif Hamza ^a   Ibrahim, Dalia Mohamed ^a   Sallam, Mohamed Tarif ^a   Ragab, Iman Ahmed ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Children; Cytomegalovirus; Egypt; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; SEROLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EGYPT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 84872733928     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2012.743199     Document Type: Article

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