Colonization with multidrug resistant organisms determines the clinical course of patients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing intensive induction chemotherapy.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The global spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) complicates treatment and isolation measures in hospitals and has shown to increase mortality. Patients with disease- or therapy-related immunodeficiency are especially at risk for fatal infections caused by M...

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Main Authors: Olivier Ballo, Ikram Tarazzit, Jan Stratmann, Claudia Reinheimer, Michael Hogardt, Thomas A Wichelhaus, Volkhard Kempf, Hubert Serve, Fabian Finkelmeier, Christian Brandts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210991