Surveillance study of bacteraemic episodes in febrile neutropenic children

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-240

  Ariffin, H ^a   Navaratnam, P ^a   Lin, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEUTROPHIL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MYCOSES; NEUTROPENIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036285031     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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