Neutropenic Enterocolitis: Clinical Features and Outcomes.

H, Abu-Sbeih; FS, Ali; E, Chen; N, Mallepally; W, Luo; Y, Lu; WC, Foo; W, Qiao; PC, Okhuysen; JA, Adachi; RY, Hachem; M, Altan; RR, Jenq; Y, Wang

doi:10.1097/dcr.0000000000001548

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Neutropenic Enterocolitis: Clinical Features and Outcomes.

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Abu-Sbeih H

Ali FS

Chen E

Abstract

Background Patients undergoing chemotherapy are at risk for mucosal injury and neutropenia, which facilitate colonic mucosal invasion by the bowel flora and subsequent neutropenic enterocolitis, which has a poor prognosis.Objective This study aimed to assess the clinical features and outcomes of neu...

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