Vancomycin-induced neutropenia treated with granulocyte colony- stimulating factor during home intravenous infusion therapy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 844-845

  Lai, Kwan Kew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 7844242062     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.844     Document Type: Article

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