White Blood Cell Counts, Alcoholism, and Cirrhosis in Pneumococcal Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count is a characteristic finding in pneumococcal pneumonia. Very low WBC counts, occurring in some cases, are often associated with overwhelming pneumonia and have been attributed to alcohol-induced suppression of bone marrow. However, a systematic stu...

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Autores principales: Gardner, Julianna G., Bhamidipati, Divya R., Rueda, Adriana M., Nguyen, Duc T. M., Graviss, Edward A., Musher, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28730156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx034

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28730156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx034

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