Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a disorder characterized by a clonal proliferation derived
from primitive haematopoietic stem cells or progenitor cells. Abnormal differentiation of …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) and sepsis rank among the top reasons for human mortality
for hospitalized patients. The full breadth of sepsis syndromes are particularly dangerous to …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the predominant bacterial species causing
bacteremia among febrile cancer patients, and their antibacterial resistance profiles at the …

Patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia (CIFN) may have changes in the
pharmacokinetics (PK) compared to patients without malignancies or neutropenia. Those …

Background Septicemia is an important cause of treatment‐related mortality and treatment
failure in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in developing countries. A …

Patients with cancer represent a unique and vulnerable patient population seen in the
emergency department (ED). Malignancies can impact oncology patients' immune defenses …

Background. In some neutropenic cancer patients fever may be absent despite
microbiologically and/or clinically confirmed infection. We hypothesized that afebrile …

When elderly patients are prescribed many different medications, the risk for developing
serious adverse events should be kept in mind. One of these adverse events is …

Objective Infections are a threat to frail patients as they have a higher risk of developing
serious complications from bloodstream pathogens. The aim of this study was to determine …

Objective The management of low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) patients through ambulatory
programs has demonstrated comparative safety and effectiveness to in-patient strategies …