Low risk of bacteremia in otherwise healthy children presenting with fever and severe neutropenia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 671-672

  Pérez Méndez, Carlos ^a   Molinos Norniella, Cristina ^a   Morán Poladura, María ^a   Fernández Rodríguez, Eloy ^a   Suárez Castañon, Cristina ^a   Solís Sánchez, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

Author keywords

bacteremia; fever; severe neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROBIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954323843     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d7a486     Document Type: Article

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