Infections in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An analysis of 222 febrile neutropenic episodes

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-392

  Bakhshi, Sameer ^a   Padmanjali, K S ^b   Arya, L S ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Febrile neutropenia; Fungal; Infection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EYE INFECTION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; NOSE INFECTION; PHARYNGITIS; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45749108213     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010802106564     Document Type: Article

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