Differences in characteristics between first and breakthrough neutropenic fever after chemotherapy in patients with hematologic disease

Differences in characteristics between first and breakthrough neutropenic fever after chemotherapy in patients with hematologic disease

Objective: This study was conducted to compare the clinical and microbiological characteristics of first and breakthrough neutropenic fever in hematologic malignancy patients after chemotherapy. Methods: Breakthrough neutropenic fever was any episode of fever, not present initially, that developed e...

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Main Authors: Eun Young Nam, Kyoung-Ho Song, Nak-Hyun Kim, Moonsuk Kim, Chung-Jong Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Wan Beom Park, Ji-Hwan Bang, Eu Suk Kim, Sang-Won Park, Hong Bin Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Nam Joong Kim, Myoung-don Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Breakthrough infections
Febrile neutropenia
Hematologic malignancy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216000072

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