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Evaluation of febrile neutropenic attacks in a tertiary care medical center in Turkey

Author(s) -

Suzan Saçar,

Sibel Hacıoğlu,

Alî Keskin,

Hüseyin Turgut

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.197

Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , pneumonia , mortality rate , acute leukemia , febrile neutropenia , absolute neutrophil count , leukopenia , leukemia , chemotherapy

Infectious complications in febrile neutropenic patients are still major causes of morbidity and mortality despite significant advances in diagnostic techniques and antimicrobial therapy. In this study, we describe the characteristics of patients with hematological malignancies who were evaluated for suspected infection. This study was also conducted to assess the isolation rate of bacterial and fungal causative agents in febrile neutropenic attacks.

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