Levofloxacin for the treatment of severe refractory BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients: A report of three cases

Oncology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1775-1777

  Toptas, Tayfur ^a   Kaygusuz Atagunduz, Isik ^b   Kani, Haluk Tarik ^b   Adiguzel, Cafer ^b   Firatli Tuglular, Tulin ^b  

^a Department of Hematology Van Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BK virus; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Hemorrhagic cystitis; Levofloxacin

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; RISPERIDONE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BK VIRUS INFECTION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATURIA; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYELOABLATIVE CONDITIONING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84940243878     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2381     Document Type: Article

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