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Research Article

Impact of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on diagnosis and antimicrobial utilization in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia

Kwee Choy KohDepartment of Internal Medicine, International Medical University, Seremban, Malaysia,Correspondence[email protected]
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Monica A. SlavinDepartment of Infectious Diseases
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Karin A. ThurskyDepartment of Infectious Diseases
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Eddie LauCentre for Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia
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Rodney J. HicksCentre for Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia
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Elizabeth DrummondCentre for Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia
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Peng Shyan WongDepartment of Medicine, Penang Hospital, Malaysia
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Leon J. WorthDepartment of Infectious Diseases
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Pages 1889-1895 | Received 07 Sep 2011, Accepted 13 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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