Ultrasound exploration in the work-up of unexplained fever in the immunocompromized host: Preliminary observations

Haematologica

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-457

  Picardi, Marco ^a   Morante, Roberto ^a   Rotoli, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Ematologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunocompromized host; Ultrasound exploration; Unexplained fever

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA;

EID: 0031438383     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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