Clostridium septicum sepsis and neutropenic enterocolitis in a patient treated with intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Pouwels, M J M ^a   Donnelly, J P ^a   Raemaekers, J M M ^a   Verweij, P E ^a   De Pauw, B E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum sepsis; Hematological malignancy; Neutropenic enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; ENTEROCOLITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOLITIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0030937932     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050273     Document Type: Article

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