Febrile neutropenia due to H1N1 infection: Rare entity
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Management of Febrile Neutropenia
Bacterial Pathogens Bacteria are the predominant organisms. In the late 1950’s/early 1960’s Gram+ve organisms were the commonest, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. The late 1960’s/early 1970’s were typified by Gram-ve of gastrointestinal tract origin, particularly Escherischia coli, Klebsiella spp and Pseudomonas spp. By the 1990’s Staphylococcus spp including coagulase negative organisms, St...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oncological Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2452-3364
DOI: 10.1016/j.jons.2015.11.001