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Prevention of Infection in Patients with Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia by Several Drug Treatment Regimens

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Acute Leukemias

Part of the book series: Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion ((HAEMATOLOGY,volume 30))

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Abstract

Infections are a frequent consequence of the severe granulocytopenia in patients with acute leukemia. Patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia are especially susceptible to bacterial infections during remission induction treatment. They usually become infected by aerobic gram-negative rods from the alimentary tract [1–3]. The most common infections are pneumonia, oesophagitis, pharyngitis, skin infections, and perianal and perirectal lesions.

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Haemotology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. Verhoef, M. Rozenberg-Arska & A. Dekker

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  1. Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-4400, Münster, Federal Republic of Germany

    T. Büchner , G. Schellong , W. Hiddemann , D. Urbanitz  & J. Ritter , , ,  & 

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Verhoef, J., Rozenberg-Arska, M., Dekker, A. (1987). Prevention of Infection in Patients with Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia by Several Drug Treatment Regimens. In: Büchner, T., Schellong, G., Hiddemann, W., Urbanitz, D., Ritter, J. (eds) Acute Leukemias. Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71213-5_28

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