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Cytomegalovirus infection in a splenectomized with β‐thalassemia major: immunocompetent or immunosuppressed?

We should possibly revise our knowledge about risk assessment of splenectomized individuals with β‐thalassemia major. Besides their known risk of certain bacterial infection, they might be also in a risk of life‐threatening primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and end‐, multi‐organ disease, in th...

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Autores principales: Liatsos, George D., Pirounaki, Maria, Lazareva, Angelina, Kikezou, Georgia, Dourakis, Spyridon P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1001