Diarrhea in neutropenic patients: A prospective cohort study with emphasis on neutropenic enterocolitis

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-189

  Aksoy, D Y ^a   Tanriover, M D ^a   Uzun, O ^a   Zarakolu, P ^a   Ercis, S ^a   Erguven S ^a   Oto, A ^b   Kerimoglu, U ^a   Hayran, M ^a   Abbasoglu, O ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diarrhea; Leukemia; Neutropenia; Neutropenic enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALKALOID; ALKYLATING AGENT; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; MITOXANTRONE; ORNIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIC ENTEROCOLITIS; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, NEUTROPENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846519030     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl337     Document Type: Article

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