Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: Focus on community respiratory virus infections

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 12 SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 19S-22S

  Dykewicz, Clare A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community respiratory virus; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Opportunistic infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; METHODOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035747306     PISSN: 10838791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bbmt.2001.v7.pm11777100     Document Type: Article

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