Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in pediatric acute leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 558-560

  Suryanarayan, Kaveri ^a   Campbell, James ^a   Eskenazi, Allen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Infection; Leukemia; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0036817234     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00013     Document Type: Article

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