Granulocyte transfusions in children and young adults: Does the dose matter?

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 166-172

  Seidel, Markus G ^a   Minkov, Milen ^a   Witt, Volker ^a   Matthes Martin, Susanne ^a   Pötschger, Ulrike ^a   Worel, Nina ^b   Leitner, Gerda ^b   Stary, Jan ^c   Gadner, Helmut ^a   Peters, Christina ^a  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Febrile neutropenia; Granulocyte transfusions; High dose chemotherapy; Infectious complications; Invasive aspergillosis; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHUGAI; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDA; CHILD; CHILL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRANULOCYTE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LEUKOCYTE TRANSFUSION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; TRANSPLANTATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEUKOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; VIRUS DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449186613     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318196a6f9     Document Type: Article

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