Bacterial infection and sickle cell anemia. An analysis of 250 infections in 166 patients and a review of the literature.

Adolescent Adult Age Factors Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications,mortality Bacterial Infections/complications,etiology Blacks Child Child, Preschool Escherichia coli Infections/complications Female Humans Infant Male Meningitis, Pneumococcal/etiology Middle Aged Osteomyelitis/etiology Pneumonia/etiology Pregnancy Salmonella Infections/complications Sepsis/complications Sex Factors Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/etiology Urinary Tract Infections/etiology