Article
Sickle cell disease in children.
Drugs - 7 May 2012
Meier Emily Riehm, Miller Jeffery L
Abstract excerpt
Early identification of infants with sickle cell disease (SCD) by newborn screening, now universal in all 50 states in the US, has improved survival, mainly by preventing overwhelming sepsis with the early use of prophylactic penicillin. Routine transcranial Doppler screening with the institution...
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