A diagnosis of deep-seated mycosis was made in 54 patients with hematologic malignancies, severe neutropenia and fever, based on a set of clinical and laboratory criteria. Standardized antifungal treatment was started in 31 patients who seven days after onset of fever had not responded to antibiotic
Chemical and hematological screening in patients with malignant and non-malignant conditions
โ Scribed by Dr. Yeu-Tsu N. Lee; Hubert J. Van Peenen; Francis R. Watson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 483 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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