Prevention of infection in the immunocompromised host

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 594-606

  Risi, G F ^a   Tomascak, V ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SUCRALFATE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031699554     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ic.1998.v26.a89371     Document Type: Review

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