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| Acknowledgment |
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| Contributors |
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Fever and neutropenia: An historical perspective |
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Overview of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of anti-infective dosing in the neutropenic patient |
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27 | (18) |
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Controversies and quandaries: The design of clinical trials in fever and neutropenia |
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45 | (12) |
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Current epidemiology of infections in neutropenic cancer patients |
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57 | (34) |
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Infections in patients with solid tumors |
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91 | (20) |
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Infections in patients with hematologic malignancies |
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111 | (14) |
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Evaluation and management of fever in the neutropenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient |
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125 | (26) |
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Initial clinical evaluation and risk assessment of the febrile neutropenic cancer patient |
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151 | (16) |
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Risk-adjusted management of the febrile neutropenic cancer patient |
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167 | (22) |
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Evaluation and management of vascular access device infections in febrile neutropenic cancer patients |
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189 | (12) |
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Special considerations in children with fever and neutropenia |
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201 | (14) |
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Prophylaxis of infections |
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215 | (30) |
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Cytokines and WBC transfusions |
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245 | (46) |
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Clinical practical guidelines in patients with fever and neutropenia |
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291 | (10) |
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Healthcare economic concepts in fever and neutropenia |
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301 | (16) |
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Fever in the neutropenic patient: Past lessons and future prospects |
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317 | (6) |
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| Index |
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