Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have become more common as medical care has
grown more complex and patients have become more complicated. HAIs are associated …

Invasive fungal infections are increasingly common in the nosocomial setting. Furthermore,
because risk factors for these infections continue to increase in frequency, it is likely that …

Background Continuation of empirical antimicrobial therapy (EAT) for febrile neutropenia in
patients with haematological malignancies until neutrophil recovery could prolong the …

Background. Chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) is typically observed during
neutrophil recovery in patients with acute leukemia and requires protracted antifungal …

Chronic disseminated candidosis, often referred to as hepatosplenic candidosis (HSC), is an
infection due to Candida spp. that mainly involves the liver and spleen. HSC occurs mostly …

BACKGROUND:: Chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) is a form of invasive fungal
infection that occurs most commonly in patients with acute leukemia treated with …

Haematologica has published European guidelines for empirical and targeted antibacterial
therapy for febrile neutropenic patients in the era of emerging resistance (ECIL-4). Indeed …

PAGANINI, Hugo et al. Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la neutropenia febril en niños con
cáncer: Consenso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectología Pediátrica. Rev. chil …

Background Children with acute leukemia have increased risk for invasive fungal infections
(IFI) but the role of long term antifungal prophylaxis (AFP) in morbidity and mortality of IFI is …

Oral candidiasis represents a serious problem for children with cancer. The mortality rate of
this infection has increased due to fungal septicemia, associated with a primary buccal …