Bloodstream gram-negative bacterial infections in adult patients with leukemia: A retrospective review of medical records in a tertiary care hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Background: Patients with neutropenic cancers are at high risk of acquiring infections, especially if on chemotherapy. Gram-negative bacterial infections are associated with high mortality. This study aimed to assess clinical characteristics, outcomes, and epidemiology of gram-negative bacterial (GN...
Main Authors: | Reyan Merdad, Almuhanad Alyami, Ahmed Basalim, Abdulrahman Alzahrani, Ahmed Aldainiy, Abdullah Awadh, Enas Ghulam, Fayssal Farahat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123002459 |
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