Severe febrile neutropenia (SFN) in HIV / AIDS
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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: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.523