High Infection-Related Mortality in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia without Preventive Antibiotics and Antifungals: Retrospective Cohort Study of a Single Center from a Middle-Income Country

ZENGİN, EMİNE; SARPER, NAZAN; GELEN, SEMA; DEMİRSOY, UĞUR; KARADOĞAN, Meriban; KILIC, Suar; ÖNCEL, SELİM; ARISOY, EMİN; DÜNDAR, DEVRİM

doi:10.4274/tjh.2017.0052

High Infection-Related Mortality in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia without Preventive Antibiotics and Antifungals: Retrospective Cohort Study of a Single Center from a Middle-Income Country

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ZENGİN E., SARPER N., GELEN S., DEMİRSOY U., KARADOĞAN M., KILIC S. C., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.34, no.4, pp.340-344, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 34 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.4274/tjh.2017.0052
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.340-344
Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia, Pediatric leukemia, Febrile neutropenia, Infection, CHILDREN, CHEMOTHERAPY, PROPHYLAXIS, TRIAL, AML
Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate infection-related mortality in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated without preventive antibiotics and antifungals in a middle-income country.