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Infections are a frequent consequence of the severe granulocytopenia in patients with acute leukemia. Patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia are especially susceptible to bacterial infections during remission induction treatment. They usually become infected by aerobic gram-negative rods from the alimentary tract [1–3]. The most common infections are pneumonia, oesophagitis, pharyngitis, skin infections, and perianal and perirectal lesions.
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Verhoef, J., Rozenberg-Arska, M., Dekker, A. (1987). Prevention of Infection in Patients with Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia by Several Drug Treatment Regimens. In: Büchner, T., Schellong, G., Hiddemann, W., Urbanitz, D., Ritter, J. (eds) Acute Leukemias. Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71213-5_28
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