Abdominal infections in patients with acute leukaemia: A prospective study applying ultrasonography and microbiology

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 351-358

  Gorschlüter, Marcus ^a   Marklein, Günter ^a   Höfling, Katja ^a   Clarenbach, Ricarda ^a   Baumgartner, Stefanie ^a   Hahn, Corinna ^a   Ziske, Carsten ^a   Mey, Ulrich ^a   Heller, Ricarda ^a   Eis Hübinger, Anna Maria ^a   Sauerbruch, Tilman ^a   Schmidt Wolf, Ingo G H ^a   Glasmacher, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal infections; Acute leukaemia; Diarrhoea; Neutropenic enterocolitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CECUM; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINES; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036253396     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03434.x     Document Type: Article

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