Clinical and microbiologic determinants of serious bloodstream infections in Egyptian pediatric cancer patients: A one-year study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  El Mahallawy, H ^a   Sidhom, I ^a   El Din, N H Ali ^a   Zamzam, M ^a   El Lamie, M M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Fungemia; Infections in immunocompromized oncology patients

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD DISEASE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 10444248068     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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