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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Diana Ávila Montiel, Alberto Saucedo Campos, Martha Avilés Robles, Marco Antonio Murillo Maldonado, Rodolfo Jiménez Juárez, Marisol Silva Dirzo, Elisa Dorantes Acosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia in children
invasive fungal diseases
Latin America
mortality
pediatric cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1056489/full

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