Transient neutropenia in children with febrile illness and associated infectious agents: 2 years' follow-up

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 811-819

  Alexandropoulou, Ourania ^a   Kossiva, Lydia ^b   Haliotis, Fotis ^c   Giannaki, Maria ^c   Tsolia, Maria ^b   Panagiotou, I P ^b   Karavanaki, Kyriaki ^b  

^a General Hospital of Agrinio   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Fever; Infection; Transient neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE ANTIBODY; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TRANSIENT NEUTROPENIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84878722270     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-1965-z     Document Type: Article

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