Changes in the Etiology of Bacteremia in Febrile Neutropenic Patients and the Susceptibilities of the Currently Isolated Pathogens
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- 15 July 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (s1) , S25-S31
Abstract
The etiology of bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients in the past few decades has shifted from gram-negative to gram-positive organisms. PotentiKeywords
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