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FACTORS EFFECTIVE IN THE PROGNOSIS OF NEUTROPENIC FEVER IN THE CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
Background & Aims: Febrile Neutropenia (FN) is one of the common complications of chemotherapy in the children with malignancy. In this study, we investigated the effective factors in response to the treatment of patients with febrile neutropenia. By using these factors, it is possible to have a better analysis about the severity of infection of these patients and it will helpful in choosing th...
متن کاملManagement of Neutropenic Fever
Febrile neutropenia is a frequent complication in hematology-oncology, BMT, and solid organ transplantation. Approximately 50% of those who develop febrile neutropenia have a documented or occult infection. Febrile patients with severe neutropenia (<100/mm3) have bacteremia in up to 20% of cases. Initial evaluation should include careful history and physical examination with particular attentio...
متن کاملblood culture in neutropenic patients with fever
in 2004, klastersky et al. reported that fever isa common finding in patients with hematologicmalignancies, occurring in more than 80% of thepatients during or after chemotherapy.[1] he andhis colleagues also reported that the most fearedinfection in neutropenic patients is bloodstreaminfection (bsi), which significantly increases themortality rate of these patients.[2] in 2009, viscoliet al.[3...
متن کاملPredicting the complicated neutropenic fever in the emergency department
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to identify independent factors that can be used to predict whether febrile neutropenic patients who appear healthy at presentation will develop subsequent complications, using variables that are readily available in the emergency department (ED). METHOD The medical records of 192 episodes in which the patients presented to the ED with neutropenic feve...
متن کاملManagement of infection in the neutropenic patient.
Neutropenic patients continue to be at increased risk for developing serious infections despite substantial advances in supportive care. Epidemiologic shifts occur periodically and need to be detected early because they influence prophylactic, empiric, and specific therapy strategies. Although effective in preventing bacterial and some fungal infections, prophylaxis must be used with caution be...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5924.160