Hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors for neutropenic patients in the ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1003-1005

  Bouchama, A ^a   Khan, B ^a   Djazmati, W ^a   Shukri, K ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

G CSF; GM CSF; Intensive care; Neutropenia; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; APACHE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032850336     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050996     Document Type: Article

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