Secondary infections after cytotoxic chemotherapy in patient with hematological malignancies

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BÜYÜKTUNA S. A., Saba R., GÖZEL M. G., TURHAN Ö., İNAN D., Asik Z., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.11, no.7, pp.521-526, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.8530
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.521-526
  • Keywords: hematological malignancy, cytotoxic chemotherapy, febrile neutropenia, secondary infection, FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA, PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAM, CANCER-PATIENTS, RISK-FACTORS, BACTEREMIA, THERAPY, MORTALITY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: This study was initiated to investigate the risk factors of secondary infections in febrile neutropenic patients following chemotherapy, and to evaluate the clinical, microbiological, and mortality outcomes of these infections.