Clinical value of serial measurement of serum C-reactive protein level in neutropenic patients

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 607-614

  Yonemori, K ^a   Kanda, Y ^a   Yamamoto, R ^a   Hamaki, T ^a   Suguro, M ^a   Chizuka, A ^a   Matsuyama, T ^a   Takezako, N ^a   Miwa, A ^a   Togawa, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Fever; Infection; Neutropenia; Predidion

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SERUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034904493     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428190109060351     Document Type: Article

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