High morbidity and mortality associated with primary bloodstream infections among pediatric patients with cancer at a Guatemalan tertiary referral hospital

• Main Authors: Sheena Mukkada (Author), Mario Melgar (Author), Craig Bullington (Author), Alicia Chang (Author), Maysam R. Homsi (Author), Miriam L. Gonzalez (Author), Federico Antillon (Author), Yin Su (Author), Li Tang (Author), Miguela A. Caniza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infectious complications remain major contributors to adverse outcomes in patients treated for non-communicable disease, particularly in resource limited settings. We performed a 5-year retrospective study of primary bloodstream infections at a dedicated pediatric oncology center in Guatemala. Two h...