Infectious complications in neutropenic cancer patients

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 21-25

  Menichetti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Infectious complications; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEVER; HUMAN; ITALY; MYCOSIS; NEOPLASM; NEUTROPENIA; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEVER; HUMANS; ITALY; MYCOSES; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957157877     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0456-8     Document Type: Article

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