Mortality Related to Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Bacteremia in Febrile Neutropenia: A Cohort Study

Regis G Rosa; Rodrigo P dos Santos; Luciano Z Goldani

doi:10.1155/2014/702621

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2014)

Mortality Related to Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Bacteremia in Febrile Neutropenia: A Cohort Study

Regis G Rosa,
Rodrigo P dos Santos,
Luciano Z Goldani

Affiliations

Regis G Rosa: Infectious Diseases Division and Infection Control Committee of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Rodrigo P dos Santos: Infectious Diseases Division and Infection Control Committee of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Luciano Z Goldani: Infectious Diseases Division and Infection Control Committee of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/702621
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 1
pp. e14 – e17

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are currently the most common isolates recovered from the blood of patients with cancer and febrile neutropenia (FN).

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/

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