A Dynamic Approach for Early Risk Prediction of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Febrile Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Patients

A Dynamic Approach for Early Risk Prediction of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Febrile Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Patients

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Procalcitonin (PCT), and Interleukine 6 (IL6) biomarkers in predicting the existence of high-risk episodes (HRE) during the first 24 h of fever in pediatric cancer patients. HRE were defined as the presence...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Villegas Rubio, Pilar Palomo Moraleda, Ana De Lucio Delgado, Gonzalo Solís Sánchez, Belén Prieto García, Corsino Rey Galán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
infection
biomarker
pediatric
oncology
hematology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/6/833

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