Infectious events prior to chemotherapy initiation in children with acute myeloid leukemia.

The primary objective was to describe infectious complications in children with acute myeloid leukemia from presentation to the healthcare system to initiation of chemotherapy and to describe how these infections differ depending on neutropenia.We conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort s...

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Main Authors: Carol Portwine, David Mitchell, Donna Johnston, Biljana Gillmeister, Marie-Chantal Ethier, Rochelle Yanofsky, David Dix, Sonia Cellot, Victor Lewis, Victoria Price, Mariana Silva, Shayna Zelcer, Lynette Bowes, Bruno Michon, Kent Stobart, Josee Brossard, Joseph Beyene, Lillian Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637321?pdf=render