## Abstract We have surveyed septicemic episodes occurring in individuals with acute leukemia and have found two factors favorably influencing survival, mainly granulocyte counts over 1,000 mm^3^ and gramβpositive bacteremias. In contrast, blood cultures persistently positive for longer than 48 hou
Management of Septicemia and Early Death in Acute Leukemia
β Scribed by Lantz, Bo ;Reizenstein, Peter
- Book ID
- 114691307
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 422 KB
- Volume
- 202
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6101
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