189: Survey of Infection Control Precautions for Patients with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
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Severe combined immune deficiency syndrome.
OBJECTIVE To determine the clinico-demographic features and laboratory parameters of children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Aga Khan University, Karachi, from July 2006 to July 2011. METHODOLOGY Thirteen infants who were discharged with a diagnosis of SCID were inducted in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/20.5.e101a