Changes of Etiology in Health Care Acquired Blood Stream Infection in Pediatric Patients in a Pediatric Hematology-oncology Unit in Mexico City

Blood stream infections (BSI) remain a major cause of morbidity and death in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Immediate empiric, broad-spectrum, anti-microbial therapy is the rule for treating BSI until the organism and antibiotic sensitivities can be identified. This study seeks to determine t...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013-06, Vol.41 (6), p.S144-S145
Main Authors: Hernandez, Hilda G., MD, Johnson, Kyle M., PhD, CCRP, Caniza, Miguela, MD, Aparicio, Guadalupe, Col, Lucas, Esperanza, Col, Patricia, Arzate Barbosa, Prof, Gonzalez, Napoleon, MD, De Colsa, Agustin, MD, Castaneda, Jose Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood
Cancer therapies
Children & youth
Infection Control
Infections
Infectious Disease
Morbidity
Pediatrics
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Summary:Blood stream infections (BSI) remain a major cause of morbidity and death in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Immediate empiric, broad-spectrum, anti-microbial therapy is the rule for treating BSI until the organism and antibiotic sensitivities can be identified. This study seeks to determine the etiology and changes of pattern HAI-BSIs in children with cancer from 2004 to 2012 to determinate changes in empirical therapy strategies.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.285