Empiric antibiotic therapy in a child with cancer and suspected septicemia
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Empiric antibiotic therapy in a child with cancer and suspected septicemia
Improved outcome in the treatment of childhood cancer results not only from more aggressive and tailored cancer-directed therapy, but also from improved supportive therapy and treatment of life-threatening infectious complications. Prompt and aggressive intervention with empiric antibiotics has reduced mortality in this group of patients. Physical examination, blood tests, and blood cultures mu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2036-7503,2036-749X
DOI: 10.4081/pr.2012.e2