Epidemiology of infections in children with acquired aplastic anaemia: A retrospective multicenter study in Italy

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 526-534

  Quarello, Paola ^a   Saracco, Paola ^a   Giacchino, Mareva ^a   Caselli, Desirèe ^b   Caviglia, Ilaria ^c   Longoni, Daniela ^d   Varotto, Stefania ^e   Rana, Ippolita ^f   Amendola, Angela ^g   Misuraca, Aldo ^h   Licciardello, Maria ⁱ   Paolucci, Paolo ^j   Ladogana, Saverio ^k   Rivetti, Elisa ^a   Dufour, Carlo ^c   Castagnola, Elio ^c  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^h SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^k CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Aplastic anaemia; Children; Infection

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ACQUIRED APLASTIC ANEMIA; ADOLESCENT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICALLY DOCUMENTED INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICALLY DOCUMENTED INFECTION; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STOMATITIS; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; ITALY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861196625     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2012.01770.x     Document Type: Article

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