Severe infections in asplenic patients in critical care

Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 350-358

  Ahmed, Mohammed S ^a   Khardori, Nancy ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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