Hemoglobin S, the pneumococcus, and the spleen.

نویسنده

  • J N Lukens
چکیده

8 Dìplococcus pneumoniae Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia Ruth Andrea Seeler, MD; William Metzger, PhD; "and Maurice A. Mufson, MD, Chicago 11 Dissociation of Erythroblastic and Myeloblastic Proliferation in Erythroleukemia James N. Roloff and John N. Lukens, MD, Columbia, Mo. 14 Gastrointestinal Function in Iron Deficiency States in Children Shanti Ghosh, MB, BS, DCH; Sarla Daga, MD; D. Kasthuri, MD; R. C. Misra, MD; and H. K. Chuttani, MD, DTM, New Dehli, India 18 Compliance Dose-Response Relationships in Streptococcal Pharyngitis Virgil M. Howie, MD, and John H. Ploussard, MD, Huntsvllle, Ala. 26 Occult Perineal Fistula in Male Infants With Imperforate Anus Bruce McGovern, MD, San Antonio, Tex 28 Exposure of Susceptible Teachers to Rubella Vaccinées William F. Fleet, Jr., MD; William Schaffner, MD; and Lewis B. Lefkowitz. Jr., MD, Nashville, Tenn; G. Doty Murphy, MD, Atlanta; and David T. Karzon, MD, Nashville, Tenn 31 Epidemiologica! Implications of Rubella "Vaccine Failures" Jeanette Wilkins, MD; John M. Leedom, MD; Bernard Portnoy, MD; and Margaret A. Salvatore, Los Angeles 34 Tuberous Sclerosis Chandra K. Sareen, MD; Rogelio H. A. Ruvalcaba, MD; Marvin J .Scotvold, MD; C. Patrick Mahoney. MD; and Vincent C Kelley, MD, PhD, Seattle 40 Failure of Furazolidone Therapy in Shigellosis Kenneth C Haltalin, MD, and John D. Nelson, MD, Dallas 45 Fatal Septicemia Due to Staphylococcus aureus 502A Peter W. Houck, MD; John D. Nelson, MD; and Jacob L. Kay, MD, Dallas

منابع مشابه

Effects of Microwave-Treated Drinking Water on Growth and some Physiological Characteristics of Japanese Quail (Coturnixcoturnix japonica)

Present preliminary scientific trial was designed to investigate of microwave effects on Japanese quails as an animal model. Thirty six three days-old quail chicks were randomly divided into 3 experimental groups and received: A) un-treated tap water, B) tap water boiled by electrical heater and then cooled and C) tap water treated by microwave oven and then cooled. The whole experimental perio...

متن کامل

A survey of intracranial blood flow velocity in thalassemia intermedia in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Background: Beta-thalassemia intermedia (BTI) is a type of hemoglobinopathy with an increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents, and transcranial cerebral Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) through determining the mean cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) can serve to predict the risk of a developing stroke. This study aims to compare patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia and healthy individuals ...

متن کامل

Susceptibility of Rabbits to Infection by the Inhalation of Type Ii Pneumococci

1. The susceptibility of rabbits to inhalations of pneumococci varies in direct proportion to the virulence of the organism for rabbits. 2. When rabbits are exposed to a pneumococcus spray, irrespective of the virulence of the organism, the bacteria readily penetrate into the lower respiratory tract. 3. When rabbits are exposed to a spray of avirulent degenerated "R" form of pneumococcus, septi...

متن کامل

Purpura Fulminans Associated with Overwhelming Postsplenectomy Infection

A 37-year-old Japanese woman was referred to our institute with a 1-day history of a fever and altered mental status. Physical examinations revealed non-palpable purpura on her face, trunk, and extremities (Picture 1, 2). Blood tests revealed marked thrombocytopenia and hypofibrinogenemia. A detailed chart review showed that she had undergone splenectomy 10 years prior and had not been vaccinat...

متن کامل

Evaluation of Serum Copper Level in Pregnant Women with High Hemoglobin

Adverse outcomes of pregnancy increase among women with high density of hemoglobin. This study evaluates the effects of iron supplementation on serum copper level in pregnant women with hemoglobin higher than 13.2 g/dl. Sixty two pregnant women with Hemoglobin >13.2 g/dl and normal serum copper levels in their 13-18 weeks of gestation were randomized into case and control groups. From 20th week...

متن کامل

Transplantation and Homing of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Treated with Erythropoietin in Spleen and Liver of irradiated mice

Background: The present study was designed to evaluate the homing potential of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESC) treated with erythropoietin (EPO) in hematopoietic organs such as spleen and liver after transplantation using morphological and immuno-histochemical techniques. Methods: Day-four embryoid body (EB)-derived cells were dissociated and re-plated in medium in the presence and absence of ...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

متن کامل
عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of diseases of children

دوره 123 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1972