Onderstaande literatuur is gebruikt bij het samenstellen van het onderdeel gevoelige groepen:
- Primary And Secondary Immunodeficiencies. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
- http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section12/chapter147/147b.jsp Toegang tot pagina 24 oktober 2005.
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- Wrong diagnosis. Risk Factors for Group A Streptococcal Infections. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/g/group_a_streptococcal_infections/riskfactors.htm Toegang tot pagina 19 november 2005.
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy .TABLE 73-1. Diagnosis of pathogens in the compromised host. http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/tables/73tb1.jsp Toegang tot pagina 4 november 2005.
- Shannon Smiley, MD; Nikolaos Almyroudis, MD; Brahm H. Segal, MD. Epidemiology and Management of Opportunistic Infections in Immunocompromised Patients With Cancer. Abstr Hematol Oncol. 2005;8(3):20-30.
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- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Specific Immunodeficiencies.
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- Ron Kennedy. Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Replacement Therapy. http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_hypothyroidism.html Toegang tot pagina 27 oktober 2005.
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy . Infections In The Compromised Host. http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter151/151a.jsp Toegang tot pagina 27 oktober 2005.
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- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Section 6. Pulmonary Disorders. http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section6/sec6.jsp Toegang tot pagina 1 november 2005.
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- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Facts about Down syndrome. http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/downsyndrome/down.htm#DownWorkplace Toegang tot pagina 24 oktober 2005.
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- Joan Weber. Infection control in burn patients. http://www.worldburn.org/nurseeducation/infectioncontrol.pdf Toegang tot pagina 27 oktober 2005.