Microbiologically Documented Infection-related Mortality in Children with Acute Leukemia: A Single-center Experience

• Main Authors: Şerife Öztekin Güntaş (Author), Volkan Köse (Author), Ayça Koca Yozgat (Author), Vildan Çulha (Author), Namık Yaşar Özbek (Author), Aslınur Parlakay (Author), Neşe Yaralı (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Publishing House, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in children with acute leukemia. The aim of this study was to evaluate microbiologically documented infections (MDIs) during febrile neutropenia (FN) episodes and their relation to mortality. Four hundr...