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Association Between Corticosteroids and Infection, Sepsis, and Infectious Death in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Results From the Canadian Infections in AML Research Group

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 55; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/cis774

ISSN

1537-6591

Autores

David Dix, Sonia Cellot, Victoria Price, Biljana Gillmeister, Marie-Chantal Ethier, Donna L. Johnston, Victor Lewis, Bruno Michon, David Mitchell, Kent Stobart, Rochelle Yanofsky, Carol Portwine, Mariana Silva, Lynette Bowes, Shayna Zelcer, Josée Brossard, Jeffrey Traubici, Upton Allen, Joseph Beyene, Lillian Sung,

Tópico(s)

Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Resumo

Background. Infection continues to be a major problem for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Objectives were to identify factors associated with infection, sepsis, and infectious deaths in children with newly diagnosed AML.

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