Fungal infections in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia in a tertiary hospital

• Main Authors: Diana Ávila Montiel (Author), Alberto Saucedo Campos (Author), Martha Avilés Robles (Author), Marco Antonio Murillo Maldonado (Author), Rodolfo Jiménez Juárez (Author), Marisol Silva Dirzo (Author), Elisa Dorantes Acosta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionAcute leukemia accounts for more than 30% of all pediatric cancer cases, and of these, 15-20% are acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Children who super from AML are more likely to develop infections due to the humoral and cellular immune deficits generated by the disease and its treatment. Th...