Infection profile of patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation in a Brazilian institution

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been widely used for treating oncological and hematological diseases. Although HSCT has helped to improve patient survival, the risk of developing infection during hospitalization is an important cause of morbidity and mortali...

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Main Authors: Kelli Borges Santos, Abrahão Elias Hallack Neto, Girlene Alves Silva, Angelo Atalla, Marcus Matta Abreu, Luiz Cláudio Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000100003&lng=en&tlng=en