Efficacy of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor in very-low-birth-weight infants with early neutropenia

Efficacy of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor in very-low-birth-weight infants with early neutropenia

Neutropenia is a risk factor for nosocomial infections (NI) in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Although recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) increases the neutrophil counts in neutropenic VLBW infants, its long-term efficacy for early neutropenia (EN) remains unkno...

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Main Authors: Ru-Jeng Teng, Tzong-Jin Wu, Renu Sharma, Robert D. Garrison, Mark L. Hudak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
granulocyte-colony-stimulating-factor
neutropenia
nosocomial infection
very-low-birth-weight
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612005062

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