Molecular-based diagnosis of bacteremia in the setting of fever with or without neutropenia in pediatric hematology-oncology patients

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 500-503

  Shachor Meyouhas, Yael ^a   Sprecher, Hannah ^b   Moscoviz, Danit ^a   Zaidman, Irina ^a   Haimi, Motti ^a   Kassis, Imad ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b Clinical Microbiology Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

bacteremia; cancer; molecular diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINGELLA; KLEBSIELLA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; ONCOLOGY WARD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS; ROSEATELES AQUATILIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEUTROPENIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885114043     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31829eec78     Document Type: Article

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