Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Bloodstream Infections in HIV-Infected Patients with Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia: A Case-Control Study.

Pedro Puerta-AlcaldeJuan AmbrosioniMariana ChumbitaMarta Hernández-MenesesNicole Garcia-PoutonCelia CardozoEstela Moreno-GarcíaFrancesc MarcoJosep MensaMontserrat RoviraJordi EsteveJose A MartínezFelipe GarcíaJosep MallolasAlex SorianoJosé M MiróCarolina Garcia-Vidal

Published in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2021)

HIV-infected patients with cancer developing febrile neutropenia and BSI have different epidemiological and clinical profiles, and experience higher mortality. However, HIV infection by itself was not associated with mortality.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
chemotherapy induced
human immunodeficiency virus
cardiovascular events
urinary tract infection
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
hepatitis c virus