Acute myeloblastic leukaemia presenting with herpes simplex type-1 viraemia and pneumonia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 401-402

  James, E ^a,b   Robinson, L ^a   Griffiths, P D ^a   Prentice, H G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute myeloblastic leukaemia; acyclovir; herpes simplex viraemia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029872022     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.5111051.x     Document Type: Article

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