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Bloodstream Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: 2010-2019.
Pediatrics - 1 Jan 2022
Yee Marianne E, Lai Kristina W, Bakshi Nitya, Grossman Joanna K, Jaggi Preeti, Mallis Alexander, Wang Yun F, Jerris Robert C, Lane Peter A, Yildirim Inci
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BACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk for bloodstream infections (BSIs), mainly because of functional asplenia. Immunizations and antibiotic prophylaxis have reduced the prevalence of invasive bacterial infections, but contemporary analysis of BSI in children with SCD is limited. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of children aged <18 years with SCD who had...
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