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A multi-centre prospective study of febrile neutropenia in Norway: Microbiological findings and antimicrobial susceptibility

Katrin Sigurdardottir Haukeland University Hospital, From the Institute of Medicine, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Asbjørn Digranes Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Stig Harthug Haukeland University Hospital, From the Institute of Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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Ingerid Nesthus Haukeland University Hospital, From the Institute of Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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Jon-Magnus Tangen Department of Haematology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Britt Dybdahl Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Peter Meyer Department of Haematology and Oncology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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Gunnar Hopen Institute of Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
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Turid Løkeland Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Kjell Grøttum Institute of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway
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Wenche Vie Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Nina Langeland Haukeland University Hospital, From the Institute of Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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Pages 455-464 | Received 09 Mar 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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