The neutropenic diet: What's the evidence?

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 717-721

  Moody, Karen ^a,b   Charlson, Mary E ^b   Finlay, Jonathan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial translocation; Low bacterial diet; Neutropenia; Protected environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPENIC DIET; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036899612     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200212000-00007     Document Type: Article

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