Pneumonia in neutropenic patients with haematologic malignancies and disorders: Frequency and predictors of ICU admission at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Irfan Muhammad (Karachi, Pakistan), Farah Idrees, Muhammad Irfan

Source: International Congress 2016 – Severe respiratory infections in the intensive care unit and pleural and fungal infections
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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Irfan Muhammad (Karachi, Pakistan), Farah Idrees, Muhammad Irfan. Pneumonia in neutropenic patients with haematologic malignancies and disorders: Frequency and predictors of ICU admission at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2642

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