Granulocyte transfusions for neutropenic patients with life-threatening infections: A single centre experience in 47 patients, who received 348 granulocyte transfusions

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-369

  Ofran, Y ^a   Avivi, I ^a,b   Oliven, A ^a   Oren, I ^a,b   Zuckerman, T ^a   Bonstein, L ^a   Rowe, J M ^a,b   Dann, E J ^a,b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Fungal infection; Granulocyte transfusion; Infection related mortality; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36248934629     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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