## Abstract Patients with cancer develop serious bacterial infections often, especially during periods of severe and prolonged neutropenia. Antibiotic usage for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections in these highβrisk patients leads to selection pressures resulting in the emergence a
Importance of lectins for the prevention of bacterial infections and cancer metastases
β Scribed by J. Beuth; H. L. Ko; G. Pulverer; G. Uhlenbruck; H. Pichlmaier
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 844 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-4986
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