Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy and Blood Stream Infections in Leukemia Patients Presenting to the Emergency Center

BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia are at high risk for infection and routinely receive antibiotic prophylaxis. The types of breakthrough bloodstream infection (BSI) based on choice of prophylaxis is not well-characterized. Here, we describe antibiotic prophylaxis patterns and...

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Autores principales: Jandhyala, Deeksha, Mulanovich, Victor, Aitken, Samuel L, Tverdek, Frank P, Marx, Kayleigh R, Chemaly, Roy F, Rolston, Kenneth V. I, Shelburne, Samuel A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631468/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1903

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631468/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1903

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