The influence of antimicrobial prophylaxis on the microbial and clinical findings in patients after autologous bone marrow transplantation

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 623-626

  Haahr, Vera ^a   Peterslund, Niels Anker ^a   Møller, Jens Kjølseth ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; AXILLA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; FEVER; GINGIVA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NOSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCUS; THROAT; URINE CULTURE; YEAST;

EID: 0031447349     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035906     Document Type: Article

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