Objectives To determine efficacy and safety of withholding antimicrobials in children with
cancer, fever and neutropenia (FN) with a demonstrated respiratory viral infection. Methods …

Background: The role of respiratory viral infections (RVIs) as a cause of overall fever and
neutropenia (FN) episodes in children with cancer has been less characterized than …

Background: Respiratory viral infections in episodes of fever and neutropenia (FN) in
children with cancer are not well characterized. We compared the clinical outcome of …

Background: The role of respiratory viruses (RV) in children with cancer having febrile
neutropenic episodes has not been well studied. The objectives of our study were to …

Background Treatment of low‐risk febrile episodes with oral administered antibiotics at
home is a new approach in pediatric oncology and protective isolation is loosened in more …

During a 2-year period, all children with cancer, neutropenia, and fever who were admitted
to Hospital de Niños Luis Calvo Mackenna (Santiago, Chile) were enrolled in a study of the …

Objective Febrile neutropenia is common in children undergoing chemotherapy for the
treatment of malignancies. In the majority of cases, the cause of the fever is unknown …

Risk stratification is recommended for children with cancer and fever and neutropenia.
Further research is required to quantify the overall impact of this approach and to refine …

Background Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) respiratory viral panel (RVP) testing is often
used in evaluation of pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia (FN), but correlation …

Purpose Febrile neutropenia remains a common, life-threatening complication of
chemotherapy in paediatric oncology. Delays in institution of empiric antibiotics have been …