Pseudomembranous and neutropenic enterocolitis in pediatric oncology patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 581-586

  Van de Wetering, M D ^a   Kuijpers, T W ^a   Taminiau, J A J M ^a   Ten Kate, F J W ^a   Caron, H N ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Neutropenic enterocolitis; Pseudomembranes; Typhlitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS; EWING SARCOMA; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NEUTROPENIC; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141738720     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0483-3     Document Type: Article

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