Infection risk factors in febrile, neutropenic children and adolescents

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-229

  Jones, Gary R ^a,c   Konsler, Gwen K ^b   Dunaway, Rose P ^b   Pusek, Susan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; empiric antibiotics; fever and neutropenia; infection

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION;

EID: 0029928761     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609030820     Document Type: Article

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