ESCHERICHIA COLI: AN IMPORTANT PATHOGEN IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES

Abstract Background Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a pathogen of great concern in immunosuppressed patients.  While antimicrobial prophylactic therapy has become the standard, the emergence of resistant pathogens has some questioning its use.  This study describes our experience with E.coli as a pa...

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Main Authors: Daniel Olson, Abraham Tareq Yacoub, Gelenis Domingo, John Norman Greene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mattioli1885 2014-08-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2049