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Patterns of infection and impact on outcome in haematology patients admitted to intensive care

Authors: R José, I McDonald, P Pfeffer, S Shaw, C Kibbler, B Agarwal

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Infections with opportunistic pathogens in stable chronic haematological patients are well known. Recent reports suggest that these patients admitted to intensive care (ICU) tend to do as well as or better than those without infection [1]. We sought to study the pattern of all infections diagnosed in haematology patients in our ICU. …
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Title
Patterns of infection and impact on outcome in haematology patients admitted to intensive care
Authors
R José
I McDonald
P Pfeffer
S Shaw
C Kibbler
B Agarwal
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9916

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