Paediatric patients with cancer and those undergoing haematopoietic cell transplantation
are at high risk of bacterial infections. The 8th European Conference on Infections in …

Abstract The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer risk index score
developed, through a multinational collaboration, was published in 2000 with the aim to …

Purpose To develop an evidence-based guideline for the empiric management of pediatric
fever and neutropenia (FN). Methods The International Pediatric Fever and Neutropenia …

Background: Febrile neutropenia is one of the major acute side effects of intensive treatment
in pediatric cancer, necessitating prompt initiation of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics …

Purpose To describe treatment failure and mortality rates with different antibiotic regimens
and different management strategies for empirical treatment of fever and neutropenia (FN) in …

Background Little is known about emergency department (ED) use among pediatric patients
with cancer. We explored reasons prompting ED visits and factors associated with hospital …

Background: Risk-stratified management of fever with neutropenia (FN), allows intensive
management of high-risk cases and early discharge of low-risk cases. No single …

Objective Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is increasingly used to treat
children at home, but studies in children are scarce. We aimed to describe the use …

Background In this national multicentre study, we examined the safety of reducing antibiotics
in selected paediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Methods Patients with signs …

Background Home-based management of low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) is safe, improves
quality of life and reduces healthcare expenditure. A formal low-risk paediatric program has …