Bloodstream infections can develop late (after day 100) and/or in the absence of neutropenia in children receiving allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-275

  Romano, V ^a   Castagnola, E ^a   Dallorso, S ^a   Lanino, E ^a   Calvi, A ^a   Silvestro, S ^a   Morreale, G ^a   Giacchino, R ^a   Dini, G ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Children; Late infections; Marrow transplant

Indexed keywords

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033022101     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701562     Document Type: Article

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