Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in immunocompromised patients: Single institution experience

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 556-560

  Wei, Michael C ^a,b   Banaei, Niaz ^a   Yakrus, Mitchell A ^c   Stoll, Tracey ^b   Gutierrez, Kathleen M ^a,b   Agarwal, Rajni ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Mycobacterium; Oncology; Pediatrics; Pulmonary; Transplant

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ASPARAGINASE; CARBOPLATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; TOBRAMYCIN; VINCRISTINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RELAPSE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SCHOOL CHILD; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

EID: 68849094659     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31819ed274     Document Type: Article

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