The role of surveillance cultures in patients likely to develop chemotherapy-induced mucositis

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-375

  Feld, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection; Mucositis; Prevention; Surveillance cultures; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INFECTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0030808432     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050094     Document Type: Review

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