Pandemic influenza A (2009-H1N1) infection in paediatric oncology patients in Hong Kong

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-206

  Cheng, Frankie W T ^a   Li, Chak H ^b   Shing, Ming K ^a   Cheuk, Daniel K L ^c   Yau, Jeffrey P W ^d   Ling, Alvin S C ^e   Yang, Janet Y K ^b   Li, Chi K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

children; influenza; oncology; pandemic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; BETA THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LETTER; LEUKODYSTROPHY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PANDEMICS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77957365342     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08351.x     Document Type: Letter

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