Granulocyte transfusions in neutropenic patients: Beneficial effects proven?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-283

  Peters, C ^a  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Granulocyte transfusion; Infection; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CASPOFUNGIN; CHEMOTAXIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA1B INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; LINEZOLID; POSACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE PAIN; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DONOR; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MYALGIA; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW;

GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 65649110442     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01159.x     Document Type: Review

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