Bacterial meningitis in patients with sickle cell anemia in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: a report on ten cases

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a common genetic blood disorder, affecting millions worldwide. According to current evidence, individuals with SCA have more than 300 times greater risk to develop bacterial meningitis (BM) than the general population. Herein we have described the characteristics of a ser...

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Autores principales: Chenou, Francine, Azevedo, Jailton, Leal, Helena Ferreira, Gonçalves, Marilda de Souza, Reis, Joice Neves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7248505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31806417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2019.06.006

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7248505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31806417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2019.06.006

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