Intrathecal tobramycin and pausing induction chemotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia facilitate successful management of disseminated Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and meningitis
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Henri Aarnivala
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Henri Aarnivala, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.
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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorRiitta Niinimäki
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Henri Aarnivala
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Henri Aarnivala, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTerhi Tapiainen
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorOuti Peltoniemi
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorRiitta Niinimäki
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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