Altered neutrophil counts at diagnosis of invasive meningococcal infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1070-1072

  Demissie, Dawit E ^a   Kaplan, Sheldon L ^b   Romero, Jose R ^c   Leake, John A D ^d   Barson, William J ^e   Halasa, Natasha B ^f   Byington, Carrie L ^g   Shetty, Avinash K ^h   Tan, Tina Q ⁱ   Hoffman, Jill A ^j   Lin, Philana L ^k   Edwards, Kathryn M ^f   Mason, Edward O ^b   Cooperstock, Michael S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Leukocyte; Meningitis; Meningococcemia; Neisseria; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEUTROPHILS; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891825517     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829e31f1     Document Type: Article

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