Bloodstream Infections in Febrile Hematologic Oncology Patients in a Referral Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Kaveh Jaseb; Mohammad Ali Khaksar; Zahra Mansouri; Bahar Barani; Maryam Ghashghaeepour; Majid Ghanavat; Bahar Jaseb; Pedram Poorchini

doi:10.30476/ijms.2022.94503.2583

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences (Nov 2022)

Bloodstream Infections in Febrile Hematologic Oncology Patients in a Referral Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Kaveh Jaseb,
Mohammad Ali Khaksar,
Zahra Mansouri,
Bahar Barani,
Maryam Ghashghaeepour,
Majid Ghanavat,
Bahar Jaseb,
Pedram Poorchini

Affiliations

Kaveh Jaseb: Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Mohammad Ali Khaksar: Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Zahra Mansouri: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Bahar Barani: Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Maryam Ghashghaeepour: Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Majid Ghanavat: Cancer Prevention Research center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Bahar Jaseb: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Pedram Poorchini: Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2022.94503.2583
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 47, no. 6
pp. 612 – 614

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Bloodstream infections (BSIs) and subsequent development of antimicrobial resistance are life-threatening conditions in hematologic oncology patients.

Published in Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

ISSN: 0253-0716 (Print); 1735-3688 (Online)
Publisher: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/

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