Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in adult patients with hematological malignancies

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chen, Chien Yuan ^a   Sheng, Wang Huei ^a   Cheng, Aristine ^a   Tsay, Woei ^a   Huang, Shang Yi ^a   Tang, Jih Luh ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Wang, Jaun Yuan ^a   Tien, Hwei Fang ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Febrile neutropenia; Hematological malignancy; Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tb)

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; BLOOD DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 81555234510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-324     Document Type: Article

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