Source, pattern and antibiotic resistance of blood stream infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Mucositis developing as a result of myelo-ablative high dose therapy administered prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is associated with the risk of bacteremia. The aim of the present study was to detect the pattern of bacteremia coinciding with the present practice of HSCT, to s...

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Main Authors: Hadir El-Mahallawy, Iman Samir, Raafat Abdel Fattah, Dalia Kadry, Amany El-Kholy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111003621300112X