Preemptive therapy in immunocompromised hosts

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 15, 1991, Pages 1057-1059

  Rubin, Robert H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025891456     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199104113241509     Document Type: Editorial

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