Effect of prophylactic administration of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (filgrastim) on the frequency of nosocomial infections in patients with acute traumatic brain injury or cerebral hemorrhage. The Filgrastim Study Group.

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Published in Crit Care Med on April 01, 1998

Authors

S O Heard1, M P Fink, R L Gamelli, J S Solomkin, M Joshi, A L Trask, T C Fabian, L D Hudson, K B Gerold, E D Logan

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1: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655, USA.

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