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Early infection in post-autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Princess Noorah Oncology Center experience

Roaa S. Gassas, Ahmed N. Absi, Abdulrahman A. Alghamdi, Ahmed S. Alsaeed, Sameer M. Alamoudi, Ihab Y. Hemaidi, Majed D. Alahmadi, Walaa A. Rajkhan, Mannar M. Khalil, Saleem K. Dadah, Ahmed S. Higazi and Amani S. Ahmed
Saudi Medical Journal August 2021, 42 (8) 847-852; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.8.20210236
Roaa S. Gassas
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed N. Absi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman A. Alghamdi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed S. Alsaeed
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sameer M. Alamoudi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ihab Y. Hemaidi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Majed D. Alahmadi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Walaa A. Rajkhan
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mannar M. Khalil
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saleem K. Dadah
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed S. Higazi
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amani S. Ahmed
From the Department of Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant (Gassas), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; and from the Adult Hematology Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit (Absi, Alghamdi, Alsaeed, Alamoudi, Hemaidi, Alahmadi, Rajkhan, Khalil, Dadah, Higazi, Ahmed), Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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