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FDG-PET/CT in managing infection in patients with hematological malignancy: clinician knowledge and experience in Australia

Abby P. DouglasDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Karin A. ThurskyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, The Peter Doherty Institute for Immunity and Infection, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-232X
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Leon J. WorthDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-6845
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Simon James HarrisonSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Department of Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4555-6582
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Rod John HicksSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0758-0824
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Monica A. SlavinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ;Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, The Peter Doherty Institute for Immunity and Infection, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-314X
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Pages 2471-2476 | Received 02 Nov 2018, Accepted 26 Feb 2019, Published online: 05 Apr 2019

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