Severe Bacterial Infection in Transfusion-Dependent Patients with Thalassemia Major
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- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (7), 984-988
- https://doi.org/10.1086/378062
Abstract
The incidence and clinical spectrum of severe bacterial infection were studied in 89 patients with thalassemia major that was diagnosed between JanuaKeywords
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