Early-onset sepsis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 746-753

  Hung, Iou Jih ^a   Yang, Chao Ping ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; children; early onset sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0029806776     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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