Spleen registry may help reduce the incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in Victoria

被引:10
作者
Denholm, Justin T. [2 ]
Jones, Penelope A. [3 ]
Spelman, Denis W. [3 ]
Cameron, Paul U. [3 ]
Woolley, Ian J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Monash Med Ctr, Dept Infect Dis, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Royal Melbourne Hosp, Victorian Infect Dis Serv, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Alfred Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
PREVENTION; SEPSIS; GUIDELINES;
D O I
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03404.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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