Journal of Leukemia
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Maureen Okeke

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• Research Article
  Spectrum of Systemic Yeast Infections in Leukemia Patients in Cameroon and Sensitivity of Isolates to Griseofulvin, Ketoconazole and Organic Extracts of Four Medicinal Plants
  Author(s): Kenneth A Yongabi and Maureen Okeke Kenneth A Yongabi and Maureen Okeke
  
  Clinical management of leukemia patients with hydroxyurea - based chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy often does not yield very quick therapeutic benefits in patients, especially in tropical resource limited countries. Evidence based supportive and palliative care plan is critical in the clinical management of leukemia patients, which clinicians and oncologists in Africa often do not adequately implement during in-patient management in hospitals for a number of reasons including cost and knowledge. The spectrum of opportunistic infections in leukemia conditions is not well known and considered during management plans. In this study, we report the spectrum of systemic yeast infections amongst leukemia patients attending Phytobiotechnology Research Foundation clinic in Cameroon from June 2012 to June 2015 for the presence of various opportunistic systemic mycoses. All the patients in this .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6917.1000195

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