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Original Article
The Incidence and Significance of the Leukemoid Reaction in Patients Hospitalized with Pertussis
Abstract
A Leukemoid reaction in pertussis is accompanied by complications and a mortality rate in excess of such occurrences in patients without this type of leukocytic response. This has been influenced little by chemotherapeutic agents as shown by a comparison of similar groups before and during the era of antibacterial drugs.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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