Infectious precipitants of acute hyperammonemia are associated with indicators of increased morbidity in patients with urea cycle disorders

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  McGuire, Peter J ^a   Lee, Hye Seung ^b   Summar, Marshall L ^c  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; INSULIN; LIPID;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERARGININEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UREA CYCLE DISORDER;

EID: 84888367218     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.029     Document Type: Article

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