Detection of Enterococcus spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with high-risk neutropenia: May it be ignored?

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2016 May;142(5):1133-6. doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2084-1. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

Authors

Max Desole¹, Karin G Schrenk¹, Ulf Schnetzke¹, Andreas Hochhaus¹, Sebastian Scholl²

Affiliations

¹ Klinik für Innere Medizin II (Abteilung Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie), Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Germany.
² Klinik für Innere Medizin II (Abteilung Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie), Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 26621154
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-015-2084-1

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology*
Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
Enterococcus / pathogenicity
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hematologic Diseases / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Neutropenia / diagnosis*
Neutropenia / drug therapy
Neutropenia / microbiology*
Prognosis