Work-up for infectious diarrhea after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Single specimen testing results in cost savings without compromising diagnostic yield

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-269

  Kamboj, M ^a   Mihu, C N ^a   Sepkowitz, K ^a   Kernan, N A ^a   Papanicolaou, G A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Diarrhea; Enteric pathogens; HSCT; Infection; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLITIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 35848936697     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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