Blood stream infections in oncology patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town

Background: Infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in children with cancer, which may be related to the cancer or treatment received. There is paucity of data on the epidemiology of bloodstream infection (BSI) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this knowledge gap, the present study was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mvalo, Tisungane Knox Titus
Other Authors: Davidson, Alan
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27377