Neuraminidase inhibitors improve outcome of patients with leukemia and influenza: An observational study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 964-967

  Chemaly, Roy F ^a   Torres, Harrys A ^a   Aguilera, Elizabeth A ^a   Mattiuzzi, Gloria ^a   Cabanillas, Maria ^a   Kantarjian, Hagop M ^a   Gonzalez, Virginia ^a   Safdar, Amar ^a   Baad, Issam I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIBAVIRIN; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; ZANAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33947398779     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512374     Document Type: Review

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