The in vivo effect of recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in neutropenic neonates with sepsis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 643-646

  Barak, Y ^a   Leibovitz, E ^a   Mogilner, B ^a   Juster Reicher, A ^a   Amitay, M ^a   Ballin, A ^b   Koren, A ^c   Goebel, M ^d  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Granulocyte colony stimulating factor; Neonates; Neutropenia; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR, RECOMBINANT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030818754     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050683     Document Type: Review

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