Fever, neutropenia, and the second law of thermodynamics

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-124

  Baden, Lindsey R ^a   Rubin, Robert H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037118669     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-2-200207160-00011     Document Type: Short Survey

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